› added 8 years ago

254

TIL an African woman was brought to London in 1810 and exhibited as a freak show due to her large buttocks

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

KOgoE TIL: The Japanese term for the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus is "Subaru," which is why Subaru has that 6-star logo.
nNbr TIL Canada has a free service run by volunteers to drive you home if you’re too drunk to drive yourself during the holiday season
wLamE TIL about Saudia flight 163. The plane had fire on the cargo compartment, and despite it landed successfully, everyone inside died, because the captain failed to evacuate
DQBlJ TIL that the first ship to have electric lightbulbs (made by Thomas Edison himself) was initially denied coverage by insurance companies because of the new technology of electricity and lightbulbs.
R74Nl TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota.