› added 5 years ago

104

TIL that Ancient Egyptian servants were commonly coated in honey for the purpose of attracting flies toward them and away from the Pharaoh.

Read more did-you-know.net

via reddit.com

JYe4k TIL you’d weigh the same on Mercury as you would on Mars. Due to the much higher density of Mercury, the smaller planet has almost identical surface gravity as Mars.
woPp7 TIL the NCAA didn't recognize women's college sports until 1982 and still doesn't recognize records set or championships won under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, which organized US women's college athletics from 1971-1982
BgyZD TIL there was an animated sitcom between The Flintstones and The Simpsons called Wait Til Your Father Gets Home.
D1V0r TIL The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842 is widely considered the first story based on a true crime. The murder of Mary Cecelia Rogers in NYC is the basis of the Paris based story.
mx7ZO TIL That almost all vodka's come from a same place and the only difference is who's adding the distilled water.