› added 2 years ago

71

TIL that each April 17 is celebrated as "Queen Day" in Japan, to mark the band's first visit to the country

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

DQD6Y TIL about the existence/use of “Snuff Tablets” in/by South American indigenous cultures 🤔😋👌🏼
GYEy1 TIL about Peggy Frank, a longtime U.S. postal carrier, who died of hyperthermia while delivering mail in 117 degree weather. Most of the US Postal Services' 230,000 vehicles do not have air conditioning.
WkVd8 TIL that there's a caterpillar, Uraba lugens, called "the mad hatterpillar", becuse it goes around with its old shedded heads stacked on as hats
kOKe5 TIL Boats can leak enough AC voltage to kill swimmers passing by, if their wiring is poor.
vPXY7 TIL Philosopher Zeno of Citium, the founder of the stoic school, once tripped and fell while leaving his school, breaking his toe. He saw this as a sign that he shouldn't live any longer, so he commited suicide on the spot