› added 11 years ago

323

TIL More of world’s poor & malnourished live in India than in all sub-Saharan Africa

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

gbD9 TIL that up to half of the people who buy vinyl records do not listen to them.
6ELNX TIL that Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart were very close friends. One time, they snuck out of the White House to go to a party together. After flying with Earhart, Roosevelt obtained a student’s permit to fly, though didn't pursue this further since Franklin didn't want his wife to be a pilot.
GANvN TIL punk band The Sex Pistols were a manufactured band created as way to promote a clothing store.
kXAW TIL Christopher Columbus made the natives each bring him a specified amount of gold every three months. Those who didn’t collect enough gold in time had their hands amputated and were left to bleed to death.
xjZk TIL that Hitler tore up the German constitution after he declared the burning of the Reichstag as a terrorist operation that allowed him to kill his enemies, wage war and is widely seen as a false flag operation.