› added 5 years ago

177

TIL that there were no ponies used in the Pony Express, just horses.

Read more nationalgeographic.org

via reddit.com

mxgly TIL that the terms "lowercase letters" and "uppercase letters" are known as such because older letter printing presses stored the two types of letters on separate cases. The shift key is also called the shift key due to it being used to shift the two cases.
5YJ7n TIL: Fashion designer, Edward Windsor, is the closest relative of Queen Elizabeth II who cannot succeed to the British throne because of his conversion to Catholicism.
AD5Ad TIL that presidential elections are impacted by a 100 million year old coastline.
e07gn TIL that the "Thirty pieces of silver" paid to Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus Christ would be worth approximately $200 (USD) today.
A1ma TIL: 2% of Maryland Crabs are from Maryland