› added 1 year ago

57

TIL that at US fast food chains, drive through sales account for 70% of purchases, up 30% from pre-pandemic levels.

Read more cnn.com

via reddit.com

VBAR8 TIL that Philip M Thomas (of Miami Vice fame) coined the acronym EGOT - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony - stating he wanted to win these 4 awards within 5 years. He hasn't won a single one of them until now.
mQKx TIL Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” is the most played music video in the history of MTV
wLEdE TIL some marathon runners elect to have their toenails permanently removed. Their level of running causes friction on the toes and results in toenails routinely becoming damaged and detached. To circumvent chronic nail wounds, some people just get rid of them entirely.
BgQoe TIL that the epistemological views of last head of Plato’s Academy Philo of Larissa are remarkably close to modern epistemology. He believed that even the most perfectly rational evidence and facts are compatible with massive errors and beliefs should be based on the available facts and evidence.
XEbRR TIL the original reason why umbrella handles are curved is to make it easier for servants to hold the umbrella at an angle to shield their employer