› added 12 years ago

83

TIL that one Japanese company, ykk or Waikeikei Gurūpu, manufactures 90% of all zippers in the world.

Read more m.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

m1Wey TIL that patriarchal surnames were uncommon in pre-Norman England
QNgRa TIL the Lakota word for "white man" literally means "takes the fat" or "takes the largest portion"
Lk8Zv TIL Duke researchers have been trying to reverse-engineer vintage saxophone sound, using X-ray imaging and 3D printing. Saxophone mouthpieces from the 1930s to the 1960s were x-rayed and 3D printed but the conclusion was, "Using the same mouthpiece as Coltrane won't make you sound like him"
r9L1 TIL ‘Sharknado’, a Syfy original movie, received an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
e0Nw5 TIL until Victorian times, Father Christmas was concerned with adult feasting and merry-making. He had no particular connection with children, nor with the giving of presents, nocturnal visits, stockings or chimneys.