› added 7 years ago

343

TIL that chocolate chip cookies were an accident, created by Ruth Wakefield when her inn ran out of baker’s chocolate in 1937, so she had to supplement her cookies with regular chocolate that didn’t melt in the oven.

Read more wonderopolis.org

via ift.tt

9YEY7 TIL that the narrow stream of water ( rooster tail) on jet ski serves no mechanical purpose and is only there to make the jet skis more visible
JQlk TIL in the 1970s Intervision Song Contest, the Communist equivalent to Eurovision, viewers would vote by turning on lights at a given moment; power plants would measure the load to help determine the winner
NXkA8 TIL "Johanne Sacrebleu" a parody short film, set in France and filmed in stereotypical French accents (but starring Mexicans and filmed in Mexico). It was released after the wide backlash from the poor portrayal of Mexico and its people by the film "Emilia Pérez"
JE8j TIL That scientists use cancer’s drive to grow uncontrollably to trick it into producing vast amounts of antibodies to fight, among other diseases, cancer itself
4kpA6 TIL a serial pooper has been targeting golf course for over 10 years and has never been caught