› added 2 years ago

104

TIL about James Shields, an American Politician who has the distinction of being the only person in U.S. history to serve as a Senator for three different states; he represented Illinois from 1849 to 1855, Minnesota from 1858 to 1859, and Missouri in 1879.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

oRxgA TIL about Shani Shingnapur, an Indian village without doors or locks where residents rely on supernatural protection and community trust to prevent crime.
P1nMe TIL: Paladin Brandis in Fallout 4 is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer, cousin of J. Robert Oppenheimer
epPv5 TIL a Land Rover commercial was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority because it had sounds of beeping parking sensors as a Land Rover backs up closer to the edge of a cliff. Two viewers had submitted complaints because the SUV's rear parking sensors were not capable of detecting cliff edges
pYPlA TIL California has a higher GDP than all of Africa combined.
VMw48 TIL Orca whales have very large and developed brains - they can communicate in different dialects, feel a wide range of emotions, and they have shown self-awareness.