› added 8 years ago

175

TIL the typical American lives no more than 18 miles from their mom.

Read more nytimes.com

via reddit.com

8aMY8 TIL that even the Ku Klux Klan classifies the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group; the KKK were one of the main counter protesters against the Church's anti-Memorial Day protests at the Arlington Cemetery, Virginia
rR0PW TIL that the worlds oldest hotel has been operating since 705 A.D
9w4r7 TIL that a member of the Manson family attempted to kill president Gerald R. Ford
rRyRw TIL that 54% of office employees would be willing to leave their jobs for more flexible work times.
GAv6N TIL that in 1992, Paramount put a seductive 75-foot cartoon cutout of the character of Holli Would from the movie Cool World on top of the "D" in the Hollywood sign as part of the publicity stunt. Locals protested it as 'sign prostitution' until it was taken down.