› added 5 years ago

451

TIL, most Giant Pandas ???? that you see in your country’s zoo are on loan by China.

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

e0gPD Contrary to long-standing theory, organized religion appeared long before cultures began adopting agriculture.
KOkaQ TIL shurikens (or throwing stars) are not a traditional ninja weapon, but were mainly used by samurais or ashigaru soldiers.
BgwZy TIL The quintessential renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, never had the standard scholary education of his time. He only taught himself some latin, had no formal maths education until he was 40+ and didn't study the classics, thus traditional scholars scoffed at his observational scientific method
69AMJ TIL just two of Dolly Parton’s songs (“Jolene” and “9 to 5”) gross about $6 million to $8 million per year in royalties
e0QGb TIL that a huge explosion in the 17th century is why the Parthenon is partially destroyed