› added 12 years ago

223

TIL Oxford University is older then the Aztec civilization. Oxford: 1249. Founding of Tenochtitlán: 1325.

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via reddit.com

R7lb8 TIL that Paul McCartney originally wanted to title the Sgt. Pepper’s album “Dr. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, completely unaware of the soft drink. Later, John Lennon fell in love with the drink so much that he would often request crates of it to be shipped to him from America.
nOKr TIL that the American oil company Texaco directly supported the Spanish Fascist Fransisco Franco in his war against democracy in the 1930’s. He provided fuel to the Nazis and the Spanish/Italian Fascists and intel to help bomb Democratic fuel ships
8LdP TIL a car dealership in MO gave away a voucher for a free AK-47 with each truck purchase during a sale
69rmZ TIL - Kitchen counters are named counters after tables used in banks and stores which were used for counting and other transactions. It’s also where we get the terms “over the counter” and “under the counter”.
W7DmX TIL that WWII rationing in the UK didn't end until 1954