› added 2 years ago

101

TIL aparon is a Filipino snack made from unconsecrated communion wafers and caramel. They were first manufactured by a religious order who needed a way to make use of of extra wafers.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

gMbjA TIL about the ancient art of Japanese woodworking joinery, none of which uses any nails.
KYYbQ TIL that since 1937 there has only been one year that motorbike races were held on the Isle of Man TT course and no one died
By6k TIL The World’s oldest tee (Prometheus) was cut down by United States Forest Service Personnel for research purposes in 1964. At the time, it was thought to be 3000 years old, but it was later confirmed to be at least 4682 years old.
5Rv8 TIL that Voyager II was launched 66 years to the day after the first around-the-world telegram was sent
vAR TIL that an episode of Adventure Time was nominated for an Emmy.