› added 11 years ago

99

TIL there are 24 hours in a day because the Egyptians counted in base 12, not base 10 like we do today. They counted finger joints instead of fingers.

Read more rossmannellcomments.edublogs.org

via reddit.com

Z8RwR TIL due to OpenReach, all broadband and telephone companies have access to BT cables in the UK. This helps to ensure more competition in the broadband industry and has the long-term benefit of keeping broadband prices low.
o4kR TIL It’s only a ‘gaggle’ of geese if the flock isn’t in flight. Once in the air, they’re actually a 'skein’ of geese.
4XeR TIL that an orangutan named Fu Manchu repeatedly escaped from his cage at the zoo using a key he had fashioned from a piece of wire. Every time his zookeepers inspected him, he hid the key in his mouth.
MJaV TIL that 3 meals a day, Breakfast, lunch and dinner, is a relatively new phenomenon.
N7AVe TIL about Swahili Time. The local clock is measured from sunrise (1pm) which replaces 7am Western time . In order to convert to local time you must add six hours to GMT (+3).