› added 9 years ago

240

TIL Karl Marx’s grave has an entry fee

Read more theatlantic.com

via reddit.com

x64Xb TIL that Moana is called Vaiana in France due to a perfume brand with the same name. I also learned that she's called Oceania in Italy because of an adult actress called Moana
OGx1 TIL a highschool kid developed a better way to make fuel oil from algae.
GwpN TIL New York City has undercover police cars that look just like yellow cabs, used for everything from catching minor traffic violations to intelligence gathering
X0ZmQ TIL since ancient Latin lacked the letters J and U, Julius Caesar's name would have actually been either “GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR” or “GAIVS IVLIVS CAIVS.” The standard abbreviation was “C. IVLIVS CÆSAR,” reflecting the older spelling.
Ed4x TIL learned that 22 hours after the Nazis surrendered, the Russian people celebrated so much they completely exhausted their nation’s vodka supply.