› added 4 years ago

139

TIL there’s a country called Chad, and the people who live there are called Chadians.

Read more everyculture.com

via reddit.com

BgQrx TIL The United States considered using 520 nuclear bombs to blast away an alternative to the Suez Canal through Israel in the 1960s
vENB TIL India has 814 million registered voters, 900,000 polling stations and takes India 9 days to Vote for the government. Indian Voters also get to record their displeasure with all the candidates, with the introduction of the “none of the above” option on the ballot
7r11X TIL Asian Arowana, the most expensive aquarium fish, is rumored to sell for as high as $300,000. While illegal to own in the US, people in Asian countries have: paid to have surgery on the fish, robbed people for it, and even murdered for the fish.
R7wj1 TIL that Ontario Canada has a combined Paternal and Maternal leave of 63 weeks in addition to 17 weeks pregnancy leave for the mother.
p8MwZ TIL that George Harrison was sued for $1.6 million for subconsciously copying The Chiffons “He’s So Fine”. This action would cause Harrison to become paranoid when writing songs.