› added 12 years ago

98

TIL that the term “Derp” was coined by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

e0lA6 TIL the largest mass lynching in the U.S. was of Italian Americans in New Orleans.
wLYl1 TIL that the U.S briefly banned sliced bread in 1943. During this time, a letter appeared in The New York Times from a distraught housewife saying, in part: "I should like to let you know how important sliced bread is to the morale and saneness of a household."
Xv7P TIL octopi have 9 nine brains, one for each tentacle and a central one inside their head
RJ4a TIL when scientists first realized that American gay men and Africans in France were both suffering from the same disease (AIDS), French researchers sent over a sample to be tested. But a scientist with a grudge against the French institute switched out the sample, setting research back years.
PL0Z TIL that the movie “Jaws” was supposed to feature a mechanical shark, but after several malfunctions, Spielberg decided to film from the shark’s point of view and suggest the presence of the shark via composer John William’s musical theme