› added 4 years ago

273

TIL about Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park

Read more amusingplanet.com

via reddit.com

88jX TIL Robert Englund, AKA Freddie Kruger, recommended to Mark Hamill that he audition for the role of Luke Skywalker
vPE9j TIL The notion that lobster was such a low-quality food that prisoners in New England rioted if it was over-served and indentured servants had contracts stating they could only have lobster three times a week is actually a myth
LQyXr TIL Michigan J. Frog was inspired by Ol' Rip, a Horned Toad who was placed in a time capsule in 1897 to see if Horned Toads can hibernate. 31 years later, the capsule was opened and a live horned toad was presented and was a national sensation.
eyEE TIL that nectarines and peaches are the same species, with a gene controlling whether the skin is fuzzy or smooth
yBJJ TIL Nalgene originally made their plastic containers for lab work and hikers had to buy the iconic bottles from lab suppliers