› added 7 years ago

194

TIL that the original lyrics in Little Richard’s song “Tutti Frutti” were changed from “Tutti Frutti, Loose Booty” to “Tutti Frutti, aw rooty” because the term “Loose booty” was considered too scandalous.

Read more entertainment.time.com

via ift.tt

N7lBJ TIL a desert in South America went 500 years without recorded rainfall.
bwQ0 TIL the melody of the American national anthem comes from a drinking song about Greek gods and sex by a British gentleman’s club
mRx TIL when you pull Sellotape off the roll, high energy X-rays are emitted. Sometimes, enough are given off that an X-ray image of the users finger could be produced.
kJJd5 TIL: The Persians once used an army of cats to the defeat the Egyptian Army
yQO0l TIL that the cast and crew of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia had no idea that they'd been nominated for a People's Choice Award until after they'd won it.