› added 12 years ago

171

TIL that Charles Darwin’s wife, Emma, often referred to him as “My Nigger” as seen in this handwritten letter.

Read more lettersofnote.com

via reddit.com

16ArV TIL after a Jewish six-year-old was taken away from his parents by priests, people involved tried to avoid returning him by publicly claiming the child had learned the catechism perfectly within a few days & was claiming "I am baptized and my father is the Pope."
OlLL TIL that the Sun is actually white, it just appears yellow to us through the Earth’s atmosphere
ANgAo TIL in 2009 an American tourist was almost left behind by his transcontinental Australian train. He clung to the outside for two hours and 124 miles in only a t-shirt and jeans while the temperature dropped below freezing.
p8yDG TIL scientists in 2013 took actually pictures of molecules before and after a chemical reaction.
AD7B7 TIL That after a woman died, a multimillion dollar painting she owned was re-assessed at $0 due to it containing part of a bald eagle. In America, it is illegal to buy or sell them without a permit. The IRS disagreed and put a $65M tax on it. But her heirs cannot sell the painting due to the eagle.