› added 6 years ago

542

TIL That cheetahs are nervous animals and zoos give them support dogs to help them

Read more boredpanda.com

via reddit.com

X0onP TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, dubbed "Europe's first human rights treaty". Created in the year 697, was a set of laws - which kings across Ireland and parts of Scotland mutually agreed to follow - that guaranteed the safety of non-combatants in warfare.
PYndE TIL soap operas get their name from radio series sponsored by soap manufacturers during the Great Depression aimed primarily for housewives working alone at home.
pYnLe Today I learned it isn’t actually illegal to melt coins in the us as long as your aren’t melting it for profit
v1XaK TIL in 1971 Sean Connery vowed he would never play the role of James Bond again. 12 years later he went on to star in one more James Bond movie where the producers then changed the title to be “Never Say Never Again”.
8BNX TIL that Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the World Towers for 45 minutes in 1974. He performed stunts and even lay down on the rope during this time. He was arrested afterward and, when asked why he did it, he said: “When I see three oranges, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk.”