› added 4 years ago

53

TIL that Geneva, the city which hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world, does not have any sister relationships with other cities, declaring itself related to the entire world

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

8abDG TIL of the world's rarest insect, the land lobster, which is found only on an island one-eighth of a square mile in size, in a small patch of shrubs growing on a single rock ledge.
AN9Og TIL that when director James Gunn cast David Dastmalchian as supervillain Polka-Dot Man for "The Suicide Squad", he had no idea that the actor has vitiligo. The skin disease gives Dastmalchian polka dots on his skin; as a child, he was mocked by others as "polka dots" and "Dalmatian".
dg7Z TIL that it was illegal in Soviet Union to not have a job
ep0B5 TIL The Price is Right prizes in the late '50s were some of the most overboard ever on television. Offering things like bulk amounts of food and livestock to new houses, property, company stocks, small businesses, a submarine, and even an island.
9YVQ TIL that Norman Borlaug is considered to be one of the greatest humanitarians as he credited for saving billions of lives, but most people have never heard of him