› added 13 years ago

121

TIL under apartheid, Japanese people in South Africa were considered white, while Chinese people weren’t

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Z5Yv TIL that in the United States, Asians earn the highest average salary by race. (repost-self)
p8yop TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger was a millionaire before he came to America, thanks to his business degree. He participated in bodybuilding (and later became an actor) as hobbies.
0wDdR TIL that the street scenes in Elf were actually filmed in the middle of New York City with REAL New Yorkers due to their small movie budget. Also, the funny line "You smell like beef and cheese; you don't smell like Santa" was completely off the cuff and unscripted.
eekn TIL a girl obsessed with biting her nails was convince by a hypnotist to let them grow to get more enjoyment from biting them. After letting them grow, she no longer wanted to bite them, thus curing her obsession
MNjb TIL that El Paso, Texas is one of the safest big cities in America, despite being across the river from Juarez, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.