› added 8 years ago

285

TIL Balls are different for men and women in pro tennis

Read more techly.com.au

via ift.tt

MeQAW TIL “King” in a snake’s name signifies that it preys on other snakes and that the king cobra is so named not because it is a cobra but because it typically hunts cobras
XELkQ TIL about Samuel Green, America's first known serial killer. Born in 1796 and executed in Boston in 1822, Green killed people all over New England but his total body count is unknown. Later, he was the first killer whose crimes psychologists attributed in part to horrific abuse during childhood.
0wpAj TIL That there are "moist" counties--counties where alcohol is sold in some places [eg. restaurants] but not others [eg. no liquor stores]. In Kentucky the term "moist" is a legal definition.
0wgjL TIL Conan O'Brien was expected to become the showrunner for The Simpsons before he was selected as the new Late Night host in 1993
dDg4Z TIL Disney moved to LA over Ne York because his brother was recovering from tuberculosis there