› added 7 years ago

75

TIL there is a movie based on the original Far Cry game.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

PYW7e TIL that the earliest record of the name Jessica is from Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice.
Q87L TIL that peanut butter sandwiches were once reserved for the finest tearooms in NYC as peanut butter was a rarity, and thus a delicacy; it was initially paired with a diverse set of foods such as pimento, nasturtium, cheese, celery, watercress, and on toasted crackers.
7rRyP TIL in 1913, a bank was shipped in 50 pound increments through the USPS mail system to save money. 40 tons of bricks ended up being shipped and the USPS released a statement saying “it is not the intent of the United States Postal Service that buildings be shipped through the mail."
AlMB TIL that Newgrange is a 5,000-year-old tomb and time-telling device. At dawn from Dec. 19th-23rd, a narrow beam of light penetrates the passage chamber and the entire room becomes dramatically illuminated for just 17 minutes. There is a lottery to determine the few witnesses of the event each year.
AyK4 TIL after Rick James died, his autopsy found alprazolam, diazepam, bupropion, citalopram, hydrocodone, digoxin, chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine in his blood.