› added 11 years ago

130

TIL there is no Nobel Prize for Economics. The Economics Prize is not awarded by the Nobel-Committee, but Sweden’s Central Bank against the wishes of the Nobel Family and has nothing to do with the original award

Read more exiledonline.com

via reddit.com

6EVBQ TIL that, due to Catholic doctrine that discovered territory be placed under the diocese from which the explorers departed, the Diocese of Orlando technically includes the entire Moon.
abRb TIL that after Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the VMAs, Comedy Central played South Park’s “Fishsticks” episode four times back-to-back
R5k61 TIL that since 2000, only 2 bestsellers have scored higher than 9th-grade readability.
d8WrB TIL famous architect Buckminster Fuller proposed using the word "world-round" over "world-wide" because he felt like "world-wide" was anachronistic since the flat-earth belief was antiquated
9wN9Q TIL that former 16th POTUS Abraham Lincoln was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame with a record of 300+ wins and only 1 loss over a decade's time during his youth.