› added 1 year ago

65

TIL About a particular racial slur and it's effects on afflicted communities. Particularly Naggers

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Oo54R TIL Some animals in Yosemite still carry the Black Plague
78eXP TIL That biphasic sleep was a common practice in pre-industrial societies where people would have their first sleep around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., wake up around midnight then wake up for one or two hours to engage in activities such as reading, praying, or working
1axyO TIL that Roald Dahl author of charlie and the chocolate factory and Matilda was the author behind the screenplay for "You only live twice" despite having no experience writing a screenplay except for a movie unfinished called "The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling"
j6eRa TIL The precursor to 'the rack' torture device was the Hippocratic bench, a medical device used to straighten the spine/set bones.
e0B9n TIL that Donkey Kong creator Miyamoto used "donkey" to convey "stubborn" in English; the name Donkey Kong was intended to convey "stubborn ape" to the American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.