› added 1 year ago

50

TIl that Jesus had brothers (and sisters too)

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Vgj8 TIL that a Belgian man who was being evicted from his home when he cheated with his wife, rigged his house up with over 20 firearm traps. He even made a riddle for the next home owners but accidently shot himself with one of the traps. The Military anti-mining team took 3 weeks to disarm 19 traps.
e00gn TIL Led Zeppelin is the name of an entire band and not one singer...
b99XE TIL that R.E.M. was going to sign with Geffen records, but chose not to because Geffen sued Neil Young for making a record that Geffen didn't like.
4kDxo TIL from 1775 - 1779, the United States printed a currency called "Continental Currency." The currency was rapidly depreciated due to excessive printing and banknotes were so worthless that people stopped using them after 1781.
e0XWb TIL that mitochondria and chloroplasts were originally separate prokaryotic organisms (single celled organisms) engulfed by eukaryotic cells (plant and animal). Now they are part of our DNA due to a continued endosymbiotic relationship.