› added 5 years ago

201

TIL: Romans used geese as guard animals.

Read more motherearthnews.com

via reddit.com

n1ob TIL there’s a Russian version of Winnie the Pooh, “Vinni Puh.” In this version, Piglet has a gun, and even shoots Pooh in one of the episodes.
gyv4 TIL Saudi Arabia promotes practice of marriage between close relatives which has produced high level of several genetic disorder including thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, spinal muscular atrophy, deafness and muteness.
5Jak TIL Capitol One paid Alec Baldwin $15 million over nearly five years. After taxes and accounting fees, he will have given all of it, $14.125 million, to charity.
dDjOd TIL in Maryland, there is a mariner celebration of burning socks on the equinox, since mariners only wear socks in the winter.
gvJX TIL After the Taliban destroyed the ancient Buddha statues, archaeologists discovered a series of ancient caves with treasures in them, including what is believed to be the oldest oil painting ever discovered