› added 2 years ago

122

TIL about the "Pilate Stone," a damaged block of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judea from AD 26 to 36.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

loloa TIL There’s an American in Colorado that is convinced that he’s the rightful heir to the British Monarchy
jOwN TIL the Moscow Water Dog is a now-extinct breed of dog that was developed in the Soviet Union after WWII. They were bred to be water rescue dogs, but since they preferred biting drowning people to saving them, the breed was allowed to go extinct.
OP7L TIL dancing in clubs after midnight is illegal in Japan
W7y9Y TIL The Parthenon in Athens was largely intact for over 2000 years. The heavily damaged ruins we see today are not due to natural forces or the passage of time but rather a massive explosion in 1687.
Y7Ld7 TIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18