› added 2 months ago

12

TIL That women on the Isle of Man gained the right to vote in 1881 - 37 years before women in the United Kingdom gained the same right

Read more tynwald.org.im

via reddit.com

Ego0P TIL that in World War I, a homing pigeon named Cher Ami was shot by the Germans, but managed to keep flying and carry the message of help. Thanks to this, 194 American soldiers were saved
Bgr1W TIL The Sun Orbits the Center of the Milky Way, and It Takes 225-250 million years to do it once. The last time we were in the same position was during the Jurassic Period.
xdZ1 TIL that American and French Revolutionary Marquis de Lafayette was posthumously made an honorary citizen of the United States despite the fact that he was already an American Citizen.
X7ED TIL that the Dead Marshes in the Lord of the Rings were most likely inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s involvement in WW1. Bomb craters would fill up with rain and dead soldiers from both sides could be seen floating inside the craters.
698yW TIL that the county where Walt Disney World is located was originally called Mosquito County