› added 2 years ago

87

TIL More than 2 billion people eat insects daily.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

EEgX TIL Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451, about book burning, was printed with an asbestos cover in the year it launched
8eLM8 TIL that in 52 BC, during the Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar trapped both the Gallic forces inside and outside the city by building dual lines of fortifications. Despite their larger numbers, the Gauls were crushed, leading to a decisive Roman victory and the end of the Gallic Wars.
KY0ow TIL NBA Jam did not include Gary Payton or Michael Jordan, however these two contacted Midway to have special versions created with them included for their own personal use.
Z89yo TIL the show "Politically Incorrect" was cancelled because it's host said something politically incorrect about 9/11
8eO0Z TIL In 1639, Jörg Jenatsch, a Swiss political leader, was assassinated by a man in a bear costume wielding an axe during Carnival. The assassin was never identified.