› added 4 years ago

165

TIL that Fawzia Koofi, an Afghan peace negotiator and women's rights activist suggested to the Taliban that they should also bring women to the table. They laughed immediately

Read more bbc.com

via reddit.com

ne4vB TIL that Erectile Dysfunction can be diagnosed as psychological or physical depending if the patient still gets morning wood. [NSFW]
NBON TIL that sand creates amazing geometric patterns when placed on a tone generator plate
xVY6B TIL that in 2011, Danny DeVito directed a post-apocalyptic horror film set in Russia that was completed but never released
8anMK TIL of Aardman Animations, a British animation studio based in Bristol. They are known for films using plasticine and clay animations, their most famous characters being Wallace and Gromit. They also did the animation for Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" music video
OG4La TIL that in ancient Rome, they used a punishment called "Poena cullei" for patricide. The condemned person was sewn into a sack with live animals such as dogs, snakes, monkeys, and chickens, then thrown into water.