› added 9 years ago

86

TIL UPS routing optimization software minimizes left hand turns on delivery routes and by doing so saves UPS a significant amount of money each year

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

M7YEA TIL that there is an annual World Dog Surfing Championships
kXEe TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
yQxZv Today I learned that Jason Weaver's (The Lion King, The Jacksons American Dream, ATL, Smart Guy) Mom and Aunt were on the original Sparkle soundtrack with Aretha Franklin
XEE6 TIL Virgin, Utah passed a law in 2000 that requires all citizens (except mentally ill, felons, and the poor) to own a gun and proper ammunition, making them (unofficially) the most prepared for a zombie apocalypse.
X0e4r TIL that in 1997, three men from Yemen sued NASA for landing on Mars.They claimed that they inherited the planet from their ancestors 3,000 years ago.