› added 11 years ago

135

TIL Traces of cannabis have been found on Shakespeare’s pipe

Read more news.bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

5VPLr TIL there are sea cruises dedicated to knitting and other crafts
d8WrB TIL famous architect Buckminster Fuller proposed using the word "world-round" over "world-wide" because he felt like "world-wide" was anachronistic since the flat-earth belief was antiquated
x658k TIL when Marlon Brando planned to get circumcized in the 1990s, he believed that his ability to meditate had given him a high pain tolerance and thus wanted the procedure to be conducted without using painkillers or anaesthesia. He was unhappy when he later found out that anesthesia is required.
9wKBp TIL Former US first lady Jane Pierce was extremely reluctant to move into the White House. Before her husband Franklin Pierce became president, she prayed every night that he would lose the presidential election. She is said to have fainted upon hearing the news of his nomination.
4Xrg6 TIL real-life Zombies exists in nature. One example is Zombie Ants, insects infected with a fungal parasite that controls their body and mind, making them crawl up plants where they stay put. When they die, their infectious fungal spores rain down on other ants below, spreading the contagion.