› added 1 year ago

217

TIL Lonely parrots can be taught to call their buddies.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

4kgQw TIL that the original Samsung Galaxy Note was criticised for being "too big" with it's 5.3" screen, and that people would look "like a fool" holding the phone up to use the video call function.
0wXW1 TIL when Mr Rogers heard his limo driver was going to be waiting outside while Rogers was in a meeting, he asked the driver to come in. On the way back they passed the driver's home and Rogers asked if they could stop and meet his family. Rogers kept in touch with the driver for the rest of his life
16a4D TIL that in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada they have a free giveaway weekend where people simply put their unwanted stuff out on the pavement and if you want it you simply take it home
nKmd TIL: Nairobi, Kenya has a thriving country music scene because Kenyans “can identify with the stories in the songs.” Country Music CDs make up 15% of all music sold.
OGM4a TIL that the US (22% of the UN budget), China (12.005%), Japan (8.564%) and Germany (6.090%) – together finance some 49% of the entire UN budget.