› added 3 years ago

261

TIL that the Eiffel Tower can become 15 cm taller in the summer due to thermal expansion

Read more toureiffel.paris

via reddit.com

alYb TIL that there are six million iPhones in Iran, despite them being banned by both the Iranian government and international sanctions.
v6j8 TIL that in 1890 an Oberlin College professor gave a lecture on then-rare aluminum, stating ‘if anyone could make this on a commercial scale, he would be a benefactor to the world and would also make a great fortune.’ In attendance was Charles Hall, who took him up on the challenge – and succeeded.
xVrk7 TIL Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" was originally written for TLC
vPdK8 TIL that since 2001 there has been "Palm Dog" prize awarded at Cannes every other year for best canine performance
oR1VW TIL the earliest known human name belonged to an accountant in Sumer called Kushim. Kushim also made the first recorded math error in human history