› added 4 years ago

250

TIL that modern manufacturing has made it nearly impossible to spot a fake Rolex.

Read more gizmodo.com

via reddit.com

v185r TIL that The Tornados' 1966 "Do You Come Here Often" is considered UK's first major label release of a gay themed pop song. The instrumental tune featured overdubbed flirty same-sex banter, at a time when violation of sodomy laws was punishable with prison time.
w5N1 TIL An Azerbaijani billionaire suddenly decided to build an artificial archipelago with a 100 billion dollar city, including the new worlds tallest building making it “the new Venice”
YndZ TIL that pirates wore eye patches so they could keep one eye adjusted to the darkness below the deck of the ship. If they had to quickly run back and forth between the upper and lower decks, they could just flip the eye patch up or down.
l7P8B TIL the dark origins of Valentine's Day involved drunken Roman men sacrificing dog and goats, and whipping women with the animals’ hides. Happy Valentines Day💘
0Byj TIL that for centuries in mainland Europe groups of people would just start dancing for days to months at a time & no one knows why. They broke ribs, collapsed bridges, and even died until in the 17th century the behavior halted abruptly and completely.