› added 4 months ago

52

TIL Abraham Lincoln had a cousin called Abraham Lincoln.

Read more geni.com

via reddit.com

x6NEg TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization.
OoYD4 TIL that Panera Bread tried to stop a Qdoba Mexican Grill from opening nearby by trying to argue that a 'burrito is a sandwich' and thus breaking the lease agreement restricting rent from another 'sandwich shop'
jvdM TIL that there is such thing as False Awakening where you think that you have awoken from a dream and proceed with your daily life but you are actually still dreaming
P7GE TIL that Fox originally wanted to make Matt Groening’s “Life in Hell” into an animated series, but Groening didn’t want to lose his rights to it, so he said he had “this other family, called the Simpsons,” and then he proceeded to draw figures on a napkin that he made up on the spot.
b9gbE TIL People who you aren’t necessarily attracted to at first sight, can become attractive to you over time, as you get to know them better. Evaluating someone’s fitness as a partner within the span of a single date—or a single swipe—eliminates this possibility