› added 2 years ago

363

TIL the decorative post at the bottom of a set of stairs is called the Newel Post

Read more stair-parts.com

via reddit.com

jNmaE TIL that until the mid 20th century the avocado had a reputation as an aphrodisiac, which actually discouraged some consumers. During the 1920s, growers sponsored a promotional advertising campaign in the United States to deny that the avocado had powers for inducing sexual prowess.
eWmL TIL Pennsylvania is spelled “Pensylvania” on the Liberty Bell
9ZlD TIL there is a full McBain mini-movie hidden throughout Simpsons epsiodes
A5lx TIL a Starship Troopers anime was made in 1988
Wk7Qo TIL that the Bronx Zoo lost a cobra. She turned up a week later, alive and well, only a short distance from her enclosure. Later, a contest gave her the name Mia, for "missing in action".