› added 5 years ago

296

TIL that Mexico City started making a parade on 'Día de muertos' (Day of the dead) inspired by the scenes shown on James Bond movie Spectre where the agent is chasing down a villain during the holiday. Prior to the movie, this event did not exist

Read more bbc.com

via reddit.com

m1EbO TIL that, in its 105 years of operating, the "Diplomatic Courier Service", a special courier service operated by the USA that can only be used by diplomats, has lost just a single package - a baby grand piano, that was stolen at a Bulgarian railway station in 1919.
V7rQ TIL That after the Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd started working on an album entitled Househould Objects, on which only household objects were used as instruments. It was never officially released.
neZlP TIL that many sharks have huge livers, filled with fatty oils that are lighter than water, making them lighter/faster swimmers and adding buoyancy.
R7Dp8 TIL: Couples that cuddle can become addicted to one another. Symptoms of withdraw can occur when apart as a result of the hormone oxytocin, "the cuddling drug."
oRpeL TIL that Filet-O-Fish was created after a McDonald’s franchise owner complained about falling sales during the season of Lent