› added 1 year ago

69

TIL that East Germany had an internet domain (.dd)

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

KOMX6 TIL that Taco Bell originally started out as a hotdog stand in 1948. Glen Bell, the founder, reverse engineered the taco recipe from a popular Mexican restaurant across the street. He then reopened as a taco stand that would later become Taco Bell.
16nD7 TIL the name for the state of California has nothing to do with indigenous languages. The name comes from a popular Spanish chivalric romance series where California is a fictional island (1510)
Q04L TIL that the movie Tangled was more expensive than Avatar. In fact it’s the second most expensive movie of all time.
BgKQx TIL Birds Use Spikes Intended To Keep Them Away From Buildings As Protection For Their Own Nest Against Predators
KZYR TIL Witness protection in the US was instituted to protect people testifying against members of the KKK