› added 4 years ago

157

TIL Lambskin condoms are actually made from Lamb Intestine, are one of the oldest form of condom, and do not protect against many STIs including HIV.

Read more menshealth.com

via reddit.com

n6N7 TIL in 1931 the Soviets attempted to battle illiteracy using erotic picture alphabet books.
WR6Y TIL every time Pac-Man eats a regular dot, he stops moving for one frame (1/60th of a second), slowing his progress by roughly ten percent—just enough for a following ghost to overtake him.
lonOG TIL that Plato believed that love between friends encouraged a higher level of consciousness and intimacy than physical love, and should be more highly regarded (hence “platonic” relationships).
jW5E TIL that the US army wanted to master memes to influence enemies and the population in 2006
Lk7Gr TIL National Museum of American History considers "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "The X-Files" and "Star Trek" important parts of American culture, and has related props in collection