› added 4 years ago

157

TIL The National Library of Sweden has a 16th century book that can be read six different ways.

Read more thisiscolossal.com

via reddit.com

GAAb5 TIL that the Voyager and Pioneer probes are on course to pass by several stars in the far future - some within one light-year's distance. The Voyager probes carry messages/music/photos from Earth, while the Pioneer probes have a map of the solar system and a depiction of naked humans.
XEkOX TIL that various colleges across the United States are adopting BDSM clubs for students who have an interest in kinky sex. Both Harvard and Princeton have already joined the trend. Harvard's BDSM club is named "Harvard Munch" and Princeton's is named "Princeton Plays."
xVAM0 TIL that one acre of hemp can produce as much paper (including toilet paper!) as four acres of trees.
meLP TIL Trey Parker hated the episode ‘Make Love, Not Warcraft’ so much, he tried getting the executive producer to pull the show from airing, and couldn’t even sleep the night it aired. The episode is regarded as one of the best in the series.
grdQ9 TIL during the Victorian era, it was popular for people to photograph relatives after they had died, often placing them in lifelike poses.