› added 1 month ago

5

TIL The unit of measurement for buttons dates back to the 9th century. Its called a ligne, and is abbreviated as an L.

Read more blog.wawak.com

via reddit.com

j7pM TIL that in April 2013 thieves stole 5-5.5 tons of Nutella worth $20000 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
XErp8 TIL that 2 students were arrested and sentenced to 7 years in prison, in Portugal for "raising a toast to freedom" in 1960. The news of this inspired British lawyer Peter Benenson to lay down the foundation for one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, the Amnesty International.
GYdP1 TIL In 1939 a 24 year old Orson Welles attempted to adapt Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' but had to cancel due to budget constraints. The studio asked him for a more conventional project. He suggested a B film of his, an exploration of a newspaper tycoon’s rise and downfall. He called it Citizen Kane.
xVOA1 TIL the sweet "springtime" scent I had been attributing to honeysuckles is actually a Chinese Privet
D1OyY TIL about the volcano that created Bermuda is unlike any on Earth. Also that Bermuda was created by a volcano.