› added 9 years ago

91

TIL that ramen, a notorious “poor person” food, was invented by a very wealthy person. He was also said to eat “unhealthy” chicken ramen every single day since its invention until he died (at age 96, 17 years above the average male Taiwanese lifespan) His 105th birthday is today.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

7rprZ TIL that sperm counts among western men have halved in last 40 years
Llgd TIL: The man who discovered the precursor to Viagra presented his findings at a national urology meeting with a chemically induced boner, which he revealed when he removed his pants during the presentation.
VMVp8 TIL it is illegal in many US states for teenagers to drive with multiple friends
jNkXp TIL about Thought-Terminating Clichés - a type of logical fallacy that employs the loaded language of a well known phrase or saying that offers seemingly simple solutions to complex questions for the sole purpose of shutting down further debate by diminishing critical thinking.
R75Ka TIL not to underestimate a 5 year old girl playing against boys.