› added 1 year ago

145

TIL that the word "confetti" in English and in Italian means 2 different things (respectively little pieces of paper or plastic that you throw at parties, and almonds covered in chocolate and sugar that you gift to wedding guests)

Read more theknotinitaly.it

via reddit.com

4kKMR TIL Charlie Chaplain met his 2nd wife on set when she was 12, got her pregnant when she was 16, begrudgingly married her at 16, divorced her at 18. He was 35
78xAX TIL about Constance Fisher (1929–1973), a woman with schizophrenia who killed three of her children in 1954. After years in an institution, she was released, then killed three more children in 1966. Deemed unfit for trial, she was hospitalized, escaped in 1973, and died soon after in an accident.
8KP8 TIL Your reality is 15 seconds in the making: When you really focus your attention on something, you’re said to be “in the present moment.” But research suggests that the “present moment” is actually a chunk of the recent past, and it’s about 15 seconds long.
OGEg4 TIL about the Japanese term Yaoyorozu No Kami (Eight Million Gods). The idea behind it is that there are countless gods, believed to be present in everything—weather, geography, landscapes, and even in things like tools, rice, kitchens and toilets.
epRpE TIL Among the 210 000 burials registered in Quebec before 1800, 178 mentioned an age at death of 100 or more, including a 113 year old. This led to the idea that French Canadians have exceptional longevity. But after verification, only one centenarian remained