› added 4 years ago

156

TIL that the Canadian province of Alberta has an entire hotline dedicated for rat sightings and ensuring the province remains rat-free.

Read more cbc.ca

via reddit.com

4kdLb TIL By the 13th century, thou became the informal “you” and ye became the formal “you,” making it similar to the French vous/tu distinction. The separation of the two “you”s remained until at least the 17th century
8evZL TIL Braun introduced a butane powered curling iron in 1982
9YenX TIL contrary to popular belief, NO states in the U.S. have ANY laws prohibiting from driving with no shoes on
gMeYX TIL the largest power outage in U.S. history was caused by a software bug in an alarm system and knocked out power for most of the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada
LkOJr TIL a Saudi man was arrested for unknowingly buying and flying the LGBT flag. The man's child saw the flag online and thought it was pretty. The doctor (having never seen an LGBT flag) bought one and flew it over his house. Only after religious police arrested him did he learn what it represented.