› added 10 years ago

207

TIL it takes 7 shuffles to randomize a deck of cards.

Read more news.stanford.edu

via reddit.com

Kp4 TIL that in the 18th century, to discreetly tax rich people more, Scotland, England and France imposed window taxes based on the number of windows your residence had. To this day you can see many bricked over windows from that time.
ZelB TIL Botto Bistro, an Italian restaurant in San Francisco, started a campaign “ Hate us on Yelp ” to become the worst rated restaurant in Yelp. It also offered a 25 percent discount to customers who gave it a 1 star review on Yelp.
p8krp TIL Superbowl Sunday is the second highest food consumption day in the US, ahead of Christmas and only beaten by Thanksgiving
8eQwP TIL Bailey, the mascot of the LA Kings was named in memory of Garnet "Ace" Bailey, the team's director of pro scouting who was killed aboard United Airlines Flight 175, which crashed into WTC South Tower on 9/11
JAAj TIL the Japanese school year is 11 months long and is 6 days a week, and students do chores