› added 7 years ago

633

TIL That the current London Bridge is only about 40 years old, and the original 188 year old bridge is now in Arizona.

Read more citylab.com

via reddit.com

1a1E7 TIL that Yanardag - a stallion owned by the former President of Turkmenistan - has a lifelike deciption as the central figure on the coat of arms of Turkmenistan, is often featured in newspaper and magazine articles, and has a monument in Turkmenistan's capital
NxKE TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating “This Way to the Egress”. Not knowing that “Egress” was another word for “Exit”, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit — and ended up outside.
rRoKy Today I Learned Multiple of different variants of Chess around the Globe. Shogi is the Japanese version with an official player league/organization. Fun Fact Shogi allows for eliminated pieces to be re-positioned on the board allowing for an entire different end-game strategy.
ADLgo TIL of Huberta, a South-African hippopotamus who set off in 1928 on 1600km journey over three years where she attracted crowds, became revered and was eventually declared royal game.
bvyp TIL that a language dies every 14 days