› added 11 years ago

67

TIL a book entitled Atlanta Nights was written by a group of sci-fi authors to be intentionally bad as a test for the publisher PublishAmerica. It included a chapter containing computer generated random sentences, and chapter 17 and 4 are word for word identical. The publisher accepted it.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

QGML TIL: “A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.”
8aKRZ TIL Anthony Hopkins has Aspergers
Bo7D TIL Carrots (which used to be of purple or white stock) were originally bred to be orange to show support for the Dutch Orange-Nassau dynasty. The seafaring dutch then spread their breed of carrot the world over.
oWoR TIL that in 1876 it mysteriously rained meat over a Kentucky town in what is now known as the Kentucky Meat Shower.
loYQA TIL the Japanese used "nightingale floors" to alert castle lords to enemy attacks. These floors were designed so that walking on them created a shrill chirping noise. To tell friend from foe, the lord of the castle would identify a set rhythm for allies to use when walking on the nightingale floors.