› added 11 years ago

146

TIL That spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect dogs throats from wolf attacks.

Read more dogcollarsboutique.com

via reddit.com

5YLA8 TIL when Devo were opening for Sun Ra, they decided to annoy the audience by playing a half-hour rendition of Jocko Homo. They kept repeating the "Are we not men? We are Devo!" line for about 25 minutes until people started fighting them to make them stop playing.
KYQ9G TIL about Bart the Bear. He was a trained grizzly bear who starred in numerous movies and served as the Ambassador of Vital Ground, an organization dedicated to preserving threatened wildlife habitats.
mxZYO TIL that kids who Trick or Treat past the age of 12 in the city of Chesapeake, VA can be fined up to $100 and/or jailed for up to 6 months.
9wDR7 TIL France has a history of UFO claims going back to the 800s.
LYJQ TIL September 16 is the most common birthday, and the month of September has 10 of the most common birthdays of the entire year.