› added 8 years ago

450

TIL that Bill Gates has a McDonald’s Gold Card for unlimited free fast food

Read more theguardian.com

via ift.tt

R59Ew TIL that putting two spaces after a period was once the standard and only started to fade out in the late 19th century
86y4 TIL Kim Jong Il once tried to solve North Korea’s food shortages by breeding giant rabbits. A German farmer sent them 12 giant rabbits to get started, but later learned all 12 were eaten at Kim Jong Il’s birthday party.
5n9 TIL: Ravel’s “Boléro” is thought to be a symptom of the neurological condition “progressive aphasia.”
v1oar TIL that Sobhuza II was not only the longest verifiable reign in history, but also had more than 1000 grandchildren at the time of his death earning him the name of the "Bull of Swazi".
R7k4 TIL Panko bread crumbs are made by passing electric current through the dough to bake it