› added 5 years ago

90

TIL there is a small settlement in Africa called Singapore

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

4nyR TIL Stephen Fry claims the UK record for saying ‘fuck’ on television most times in one live broadcast.
4b6w TIL spiders can travel across oceans like ships: they use their legs as sails and their silk as an anchor
68WJ TIL Airline food tastes bland because your taste buds go numb at high altitudes
W1vB TIL there is a band called ‘NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ’ (pronounced 'Nanocyborg Uberholocaust’) originating from Antarctica. It was formed by two scientists who happened to have similar tastes in music. Their first album, 'The Ultimate Fate of the Universe’, was recorded at the exact south pole.
b9EZ9 TIL that since 1944 all British tanks are equipped with a BV, Boiling Vessel, for making tea, it is considered by crewmembers (not entirely in jest) as the most important piece of equipment in a British armoured vehicle.