› added 12 years ago

172

TIL Aztec king Montezuma drank 50 cups of chocolate a day

Read more pbs.org

via reddit.com

BrEaL TIL that when smokers try to quit smoking they develop flu-like symptoms including headache, fatigue, irritability, sore throat, insomnia, and coughing. This is sometimes known as quitter’s flu or smoker’s flu.
n1Ar TIL in their latest film ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ stop motion animation studio LAIKA used 3d printing for the Kubo character giving him 11,007 unique mouth expressions and 4,429 brow expressions, allowing for over 48 million possible facial expressions.
eaKn TIL “Fubar bundy” is a military acronym that stands for “F**cked up beyond all recognition but unfortunately not dead yet.” Usage: “We got a guy that’s fubar bundy out here. Need evac immediately!”
KYjoG TIL John D. Rockefeller's father, William Rockefeller, was a literal con artist. He erroneously claimed to be a "botanic physician" and peddled "miracle" elixirs.
jvwM TIL there is an unofficial ban Richard Wagner’s operas in Israel, due to its connection to Adolf Hitler and Wagner’s own anti-Semitic writings.