› added 5 years ago

160

TIL that many sweets are (intentionally) covered in insect feces.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

R74P7 TIL of Vicente Guerrero, who was the 2nd president of Mexico, and the first Mexican president of African decent. One of his first acts was the immediate abolition of slavery on September 16, 1829.
ekd4 TIL that in 1913 $20.00 had the buying power of $481.50 today.
yQdJw TIL that a Water Salute is a ceremony in which an aircraft passes under one or more arches formed by the water jets from airport fire fighting vehicles. They are used to mark notable events such as the retirement of senior pilots or air traffic controllers.
p8Kye TIL that Sagittarius A* - the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way - has a mass 4 million times that of our Sun, but a diameter only 31 times the Sun's. It is so dense that it could fit in the space between the Earth and the Sun, but can attract things 50k light years away.
wLGvE TIL In the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington DC and burned down the White House and Capitol Building. The next day a tornado and storm lifted away two canons, killed troops, and damaged ships. The British retreated.