› added 7 years ago

156

TIL the reason children get lice but adults rarely do is because your scalp gets more acidic after puberty

Read more headlicecenter.com

via reddit.com

JYExk TIL Insulated glass (critical for modern skyscraper construction) was patented in 1865 but didn’t see commercialization for 60 years; and finally trademarked as Thermopane in 1941.
b69r4 TIL that "topless swimsuits" are monokinis and were designed in 1962 by Austrian Rudi Gernreich, who predicted that "bosoms will be uncovered within five years"
R5nMw TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1993 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap 1994, then by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit with Natalie’s 1997 version
ONoR TIL there’s a 2015 remake of Purple Rain featuring musicians from the Tuarag people of West Africa, who have no word for purple, so the title translates to “Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It”
d8Ad9 TIL that on the WWII memorial in Washington DC, in an unassuming spot there is a drawing of ‘Kilroy Was Here’ which was a meme of the time.