› added 11 years ago

202

TIL the oldest known socks were intended to be worn with sandals

Read more richmondsocks.com

via reddit.com

8ygX TIL WD-40 was originally developed to prevent corrosion in nuclear missiles
Y7ApA TIL Love Canal was a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, built atop a 22,000-ton toxic chemical landfill. In the 1970s, chemical leaks caused birth defects, illnesses, and evacuations, sparking outrage and leading to the U.S. Superfund cleanup program
xVPVD TIL of the Blackbird: the car that can be whatever movie makers want it to be.
rNEx TIL that Jewel (the singer) almost died and was homeless because she didn’t have medical insurance. The only thing that saved her was a generous doctor.
epeYJ TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.