Home
Random
Trending
Today
19
posts added
Search
› added
7 months ago
30
TIL 1 out of every 8 Americans is Californian.
Read more
ppic.org
via
reddit.com
vPVEB
TIL The MPAA created the PG-13 rating after Steven Spielberg suggested a rating between PG and R due to complaints about Gremlins and Temple of Doom.
wLpX7
TIL that the female equivalent of "dude" is "dudette" or "dudess".
GYyRE
TIL a man once tried to introduce each bird species mentioned in Shakespeare to North America. In 1890, he released 60 starlings... and now their population is 150 million, spread from Alaska to Central America. They are a nuisance in the US, causing $800M/yr in agricultural damage.
4bd5
TIL the longest certified foot race in the world is the ‘Self-Transcendence 3100’ where runners must do 5649 laps around a single block in Queens New York.
9kk6
TIL that plants communicate with each other, actively compete against one another for resources, and are capable of learning from their experiences.