› added 1 year ago

168

TIL: A million more babies are born every year in just Nigeria than all of Europe combined

Read more africasacountry.com

via reddit.com

oyLR TIL: There is an intact cask of plutonium dioxide on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean because Apollo 13 failed to land on the moon
jNmeR TIL The Maya civilization used chocolate as money and the disruption of the cacao supply which fueled political power may have led to an economic breakdown, causing the collapse of the empire.
8lEG TIL that porn star Haley Paige got married on August 2nd, 2007, and died August 21st that month. Her husband, who never got charged with anything, died the next month.
LQD4r TIL the official who oversaw the construction of the Bastille, Hugues Aubriot, was also one of the first people to be imprisoned within it. He was accused of heresy after arresting people who had harassed the city's Jewish population
y71J TIL that every Friday 8.2 percent of Norwegian households eat tacos – “Taco Friday” is one of the most well-known meal traditions in the country