› added 11 years ago

166

TIL The majority of Bose shares is owned by M.I.T. making sure that the company keeps emphasis on research and education and not succumb to trends.

Read more money.cnn.com

via reddit.com

gMG14 TIL there is a species of cabbage that grows on top of a stalk that can reach up to 20 ft tall, and it's used mostly to feed livestock or to make walking sticks.
5VvVk TIL that dolphins have actual names for each other—unique whistles they use like names.
Mx97 TIL the people of Buganda, in Uganda, speak Luganda.
kO0Bd TIL I learned that the first effective syphilis cure, called Salvarsan, was created in 1909. An arsenic based drug, it operated on the same principle as chemotherapy: it poisoned the syphilis before it poisoned you. Like chemo it was very unpleasant, but a literal lifesaver.
5YK7Q TIL Cotton Candy is called Fairy Floss in Australia