› added 12 years ago

206

TIL In Iceland, around 90% of homes are heated from geothermal sources.

Read more theconversation.com

via reddit.com

ADXMx TIL In the movie 'Lassie Come Home', the female dog character 'Lassie' was played by a male dog called Pal. And for over 19 years a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the TV series Lassie. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie to this day.
pYZ5p TIL the San Francisco Giants led the NL Wild Card in mid-July 2023 until an addiction to Pusoy, a Filipino card game, derailed their season. Some Giants, namely outfielder Joc Pederson, "find (pusoy dos) more compelling than studying the night’s opposing starting pitcher."
KYew6 TIL that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, may not have existed. The only sources referencing it come from later Greeks and Romans. Herodotus, the Greek historian who would've lived closest to its construction, makes no mention of it in his work on Babylon.
0KMM TIL of Gene Salazar, a professional golfer who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Wilson in 1923 and collected paychecks for 75 years until he passed away in 1997.
apJy TIL that Wrigley’s Gum was the first product to have a bar code