› added 8 years ago

126

TIL that ghost peppers are used in India as a repellant to ward off elephants, preventing them from eating and destroying crops

Read more news.nationalgeographic.com

via ift.tt

xVYYw TIL about Crystal Defanti, a teacher who in 2009, accidentally gave students DVD copies of her sex tape instead of a DVD with classroom memories.
AD5Kg TIL that the first pressing of Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' was scented with patchouli to give it the essence of church incense.
MNYW TIL The Last Airbender received 5 awards: Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, Worst Supporting Actor, and a special award, “Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3D.”
awopL TIL that the oil and gas companies used to sponsor the media and the news would show their ads during the broadcast
pg74 TIL that the idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow.