› added 12 years ago

88

TIL Beer steins originally did not have lids. They were added during the age of the Black Plague, to prevent diseased fleas from getting into the beer.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

9YJXM TIL The creator of Animal Crossing was inspired to make a game about friendship, family, and community after experiencing loneliness upon moving to a new city.
kpXW TIL you are only eligible to audition for the famous Rockettes if your height is between 5'6" and 5'10 1⁄2" tall. The illusion that all the Rockettes are the same height is created by placing the tallest women at the center of the line and then in descending height order to the ends.
o9R7 TIL that a fake Wikipedia article about a fictional war (“Upper Peninsula War”) went unnoticed for years.
epn6L TIL Japanese tanks in WWII were so lightly armored that U.S. troops could knock them out using .30 caliber machine gun fire.
oBWJ8 TIL that Hitler only had four teeth when he died.