› added 4 years ago

63

TIL the exercise motto "No pain, no gain" has its origin in religion: the pain was following God's will and the gain was spiritual

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

XwGX TIL the collective term for ferretts is a business.
4XGrX TIL that Steven Thrasher was awarded free cigarettes for life from Phillip Morris as part of a settlement following being shot by his supervisor in 1974 and had to sue when they tried to stop.
1axP7 TIL that in 2016 France blocked an attempt by Belgium to issue a 2-euro coin commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Using a loophole in Eurozone guidelines, Belgium simply minted a 2.50-euro commemorative coin and put it into circulation anyway
epa9E TIL that Tour de France cyclists can eat up to 8000 calories per day averaging around 5000 daily. Three weeks, 21 stages, 3,351km, 176 cyclists and a combined burn of 25 million calories.
l7lo7 TIL about Absalom Boston who in 1822 became the first African-American to captain and sail a whaleship with an all black crew