› added 3 years ago

145

TIL That there are 10 fjords in the United States

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

5VN0B TIL ancient Greeks before the pre-classical era condoned piracy as a viable profession. It was widespread and "regarded as an entirely honourable way of making a living".
mxeVY TIL that owning a property doesn’t always guarantee that you own everything beneath the surface of that property such as oil, coal, or dinosaur bones. “Mineral Rights” can have a separate deed than “Surface Rights.”
kOXZE TIL that blind people can use echolocation to see
BgOJb TIL USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor has enough residual oil to continue seeping for hundreds of years, but the hull is forecasted to deteriorate or collapse in 150 years.
goJA TIL Because of its popularity as a midnight movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has the longest theatrical run in history (almost 38 years and counting).