› added 9 years ago

93

TIL that conquistador Hernán Cortés founded a hospital in Mexico City to serve Aztec warriors who were wounded fighting the Spanish — and the hospital still operates today.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0wZbR TIL that there was a store at Walt Disney World called "Jessica's" that only sold Jessica Rabbit merchandise
a8Vo0 TIL that limelight is a type of lighting once used for stages. Intense illumination is created when a flame fed by oxygen and hydrogen is directed at a cylinder of quicklime. Long since replaced by electric lighting, the term has survived; someone in the public eye is said to be "in the limelight."
QJ8RM TIL in an experiment conducted on pet and shelter cats, the majority of cats preferred human interaction with strangers over food and toys
N7oQ1 TIL after seeing how good the costume was for Ludwig van Beethoven in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Fashion historian Hilary Davidson created the 'Bill & Ted test' as a benchmark by which to judge other Regency movies by.
A8Vd TIL that there is only one country where a Coca-Cola owned brand is not the best selling soft drink. That country is Scotland, where the most popular soft drink is Irn-Bru.