› added 5 years ago

229

TIL that pop-up ads were created by Ethan Zuckerman and he issued an apology for ever creating them in 2014.

Read more telegraph.co.uk

via reddit.com

neb5Y Today I learned that the odd logos imprinted on MDMA pills are used not only to identify where it was created, but also to build a following of users. Conversely, MDMA users can let others know to avoid pills with a certain logo on them.
D1yXe Til there is a banana variety that is blue in color and has the taste and texture of vanilla icecream
XEM7j TIL that AllSpice is not a mixed spice. Also known as Pimenta, AllSpice is made from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica and originates from Central and South American. It was named ‘Allspice’ by the English because it combined the flavours of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon
v1ejB TIL Queen Elizabeth employs a small-footed person whose only job is to wear the Queen's new shoes, in order to break them in.
WxjX TIL in 1975, a 15-year-old girl was beaten to death, with the primary suspects in the murder being Kennedy-Cousins Thomas and Michael Skakel. Although Michael Skakel was overheard in 1978 stating, “I’m going to get away with murder. I’m a Kennedy”, it was not until 2002 that he was convicted.