› added 11 years ago

107

TIL that at the time of Steve Jobs’ death, Microsoft flew their flags at half-staff throughout their respective headquarters and campuses.

Read more networkworld.com

via reddit.com

V0k4 TIL that Kris Draper, retired NHL player, was traded for one US dollar to The Detroit Red Wings. He later went on to win 4 Stanley Cups.
AwKx TIL only Mississippi and West Virginia force children to be vaccinated before attending school. All other states allow exemptions.
LkN9d TIL: The sound of a TIE Fighter from Star Wars is a combination of an elephant call with a car driving on wet pavement
WR8N TIL an office started working naked(literally) for one month to see its effects on creativity [nsfw]
KYRmB TIL that in 1783, two French scientists became the first humans to ascend nearly 10,000 feet using a hydrogen balloon over Paris just 10 days after the first ever manned balloon flight.