› added 2 years ago

116

TIL the Toyota Camry is named after the Kanmuri, the long hat traditionally worn only by Japanese Emperor and other aristocrats

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

R8d9 TIL that American Express does not allow it’s cardholders to buy online porn, citing the number of charge disputes by it’s members (safe for work link)
ne5gG TIL that the word, “Robot” comes from the Czech word for slave, “Robotnik”. The word first appeared in a translation of Czech playwright Karel Čapek’s 1920 sci-fi drama titled “RUR”.
1AEP TIL that the largest producer of rubber tyres in the world by sheer quantity is Lego
xVaO7 TIL in 1991 the Junipero Serra High School football team was so bad they failed to score a touchdown or win a game yet they never tried starting the backup quarterback. That backup QB they never started is 5-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.
8a994 TIL the U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman's family fled to the United States from Kyiv, Ukraine in December 1979 with only suitcases and $750. His mother had recently passed away in Kyiv and they were hopeful of a better life in America.