› added 7 months ago

219

TIL the clear plastic squares that are always mounted to the left and right of Presidents and other Speaker are highly reflective glasses for the teleprompter

Read more straightdope.com

via reddit.com

rRL10 TIL the American pencil manufacturer Dixon Ticonderoga was founded in 1795, making it 225 years old and one of the oldest actives companies in the U.S.
YREv TIL that the last meal is based on a superstition from pre-modern Europe. By accepting the last meal, the condemned was believed to forgive the executioner, the judge, and witness(es). This would prevent the condemned from returning as a ghost to haunt those responsible for their killing.
6EO78 TIL Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) was the lead singer of a death metal band
5YVM8 TIL despite nearing extinction in the 1950s due to DDT use, bald eagles haven't been an endangered species for over 20 years.
VM9Z8 TIL Marlon Brando was expelled from high school for driving a motorcycle in the hallways