› added 4 years ago

130

TIL that the first alphabetical English dictionary was written by schoolteacher Robert Cawdrey in 1604 and the only surviving copy is found at the Bodleian Library in Oxford

Read more public.oed.com

via reddit.com

W5rL TIL there is a town in Peru where men, women and children fistfight each other on December 25 to settle old conflicts and begin the new year with a clean slate. “Takanakuy”
kJe5m Til poles at strip clubs spin, not the strippers on them.
nWolb TIL: Atomoxetine, a non-stimulant ADHD medication is in fact a CNS stimulant
ZrDB TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
E9YX TIL the founder of “Pretty Good Privacy” encryption got around USA’s munition export laws by printing the entire code as a book and claiming 1st amendment rights