› added 5 years ago

221

TIL the proper way to dispose of an American flag is to burn it and bury the ashes

Read more countryliving.com

via reddit.com

kOgdW TIL there's a town in Texas called White Settlement. The area was called "white" because it was a settlement of white homesteaders, as opposed to other settlements in the vicinity that were composed of both white and Native American residents.
QJD4M TIL the continent Europe only covers about 2% of the total Earth's surface.
wowKM TIL that Two train stations in the United States, Pennsylvania Station in New York City and the Chicago Union Station were built with architecture that is based on the Frigidarium of the Baths of Caracalla. Unfortunately, many years ago, Penn Station was redeveloped.
xV79o TIL whales earwax acts as a hearing aid. The wax has a similar density to water and allows sound to travel through the ear canal into the inner ear unimpeded—something that would be impossible if the ear was filled with air.
xVd5w TIL Flowers get a “buzz” from visiting bumblebees by releasing more of their perfume in response to an electrical charge generated by the pollinating insects.