› added 10 years ago

177

TIL that the first official “Catholic Church” recorded same sex marriage was in Spain on April 16, 1061 and the church NEVER annulled it…

Read more geni.com

via reddit.com

e0R5k TIL That the 2020 NASA Mars Rover will be able to send actual video of Mars back for the first time
MeA8 TIL that drinking black tea can prevent lung damage from smoking
kbye TIL that the mp3 format will be almost totally patent-free on December 31, 2017
D1eMV TIL the largest surviving relative of the Tyrannosaurus is the common Ostrich.
Y7nkv TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..."