Home
Random
Trending
Today
28
posts added
Search
› added
2 years ago
68
TIL that Saudi Arabia imports sand from Australia and the UK
Read more
24jours.com
via
reddit.com
KOxB
TIL that badgers will sometimes hunt cooperatively with coyotes
d8Gb9
TIL Roman Emperor Valerian was captured in battle by Persian Emperor Shapur I and what happened after is unknown. Stories include being a slave and footstool, being forced to swallow molten gold, being flayed and his skin taken as a prize, and building Caesar's Dam near Susa before being released.
ZZ8B
TIL the stuff in toothpaste that makes orange juice taste bad also works as a shark repellant at high concentrations.
E18bW
TIL that when a high school in Florida pulled Cory Doctorow's book "Little Brother" because it 'questioned authority', the author had free copies of the book emailed to every Grade 9 and 10 student at the school.
W7y5o
TIL: Spartans magistrates would declare war on their slaves every year so they were free to harm or kill them