› added 11 years ago

54

TIL that most of the Middle East’s borders were drawn up by a pair of English and French aristocrats in 1916.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

5rOD TIL Koko the gorilla is still alive and is 42
GAY4N TIL that Mark Cuban co-founded a company with the aim of making prescription drugs radically more affordable in the USA
WBv4 TIL Rabbits have nearly 360° panoramic vision, allowing them to detect predators from all directions. They can see everything behind them and only have a small blind-spot in front of their nose.
dDa1K TIL that in Finland the title of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" is changed/localized as "Rita Hayworth - the key to escape"
KOaN6 TIL Paul McCartney recorded the song Wonderful Christmastime entirely on his own during the sessions for his second solo album. In 2010 it was estimated that the song earns $400,000 a year, putting the overall earnings at $15 million.