› added 8 years ago

415

TIL of the Bloodbath of B-R5RB, a massive space battle in EVE Online that cost an estimated $300,000 USD

Read more community.eveonline.com

via reddit.com

6EXvW TIL there is a Christmas tradition in Catalonia involving an anthropomorphic log that defecates candy. On Christmas Eve, children beat the log with sticks while singing the song "Caga tió" ("Shit, log") so that candy might appear the next morning.
YlJG TIL that between 1996 and 2001, Afghanistan had no national anthem because the taliban had banned music altogether.
eg7k TIL shaving unwanted hair does not make it grow back thicker or darker, one reason we believe this myth is because in young boys it might. But that’s because the shaving may overlap with the timing of natural hormonal fluctuations in his body that are developing his adult facial hair
7rQ5X TIL that Coco Chanel sold her perfume recipe to Jews, then got the Nazis to try and help her get it back when it became popular.
4X57w TIL East Germany produced almost unbreakable "superfest" drinking glasses in order to not waste resources. After reunification production was shut down as no manufacturer had any interest in the technology, or in a product which would “slow down” sales