› added 6 years ago

196

TIL that the Illuminati is present in modern conspiracy theories largely due to some prank letters published in Playboy magazine in the 60's

Read more skeptoid.com

via reddit.com

R7Mb4 TIL that we have had the ability to turn Lead and Mercury into Gold since the 50's. It's just cheaper to mine so we don't do it on a commercial scale.
epd4k TIL that in Star Wars Ep. 1 when they first meet Anakin in the shop, in the background there's an empty shell of a protocol droid- the suit is actually the costume for C-3PO from the original series.
VMGdm TIL Almonds and cashews aren't as high-calorie as we thought, and Kind is cutting the calorie counts of its bars as a result (15-25% less calories)
awmN0 TIL that the anime "Voltes V" was cancelled in the Philippines because it inspired the country's citizens to revolt against the government since the country was under Martial Law at the time.
6E5W7 TIL The Walton family has given away about 2% of its net worth to charity, Bill Gates is giving away 48% of his net worth, and Warren Buffet 78% of his net worth.