› added 9 years ago

67

TIL The Green Bay Packers have a 30 year waiting list for season tickets and ~115,000 people on the list

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

G9nJ TIL that crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking protection by emulating the shape of a cross.
9OgX TIL: All disabled toilets in the UK use the same key and all disabled people are entitled to a copy of it.
8ekdG TIL that when Henry Maxim invented the automatic machine-gun, he went deaf from test-firing it so much.. this affected his son enough that as an adult he added his own invention to the family legacy: the silencer.
e485 TIL that McDonald’s is telling it’s workers on their website, “McResource Line”, to sell their goods to make ends meet. They suggest “Selling some of your unwanted possessions on eBay or Craigslist could bring in some quick cash.”
woYYo TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25.