› added 4 years ago

107

TIL: of the 7 Metals of Antiquity: gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, iron & mercury. All identified and used since pre-historic times

Read more novadatatesting.com

via reddit.com

A6ao TIL “Gotham”, as a nickname for New York City, was coined by Washington Irving in 1807 and literally means “Goat’s Town”.
nedXr TIL Cuban family winery uses condoms during fermentation process
Nro1 TIL the three actors that played the Marlboro Man all died of lung cancer
dDv7B TIL Russell Crowe once hired Nick Cave to write a sequel to Gladiator. The script involved Maximus waking up in the afterlife and being tasked by the Gods to track down and defeat the Greek god of volcanoes. He also time travels to the present day and an emperor's giraffe gets struck by lightning.
dVx9 TIL Just 3 years after the Civil War a man walked 1400 miles through the former Confederate states with a Union flag to disprove claims of lingering hatred.