› added 10 years ago

177

TIL that in North Korea, it’s the year 104

Read more newsup.me

via reddit.com

VBnbp TIL The so-called "Million Man March" was only about 400,000 people, in reality
E1V0 TIL the original definition of “googolplex,” as defined by mathematician Edward Kasner’s 9-year-old nephew, was: “one, followed by writing zeroes until you get tired.”
rNyR0 TIL; Smoking was allowed on airline flights up until the late 80s.
BrjEx TIL that the Exeter Book, written in the 10th century and commonly seen as a building block of English literature, has been used as both a cutting board and a coaster; the opening pages have deep knife marks, and several folios of the book are stained with a circular ring
vPb4B TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, requested to be buried in one. Part of his ashes were indeed buried in a Pringles can.