› added 8 years ago

83

TIL The term Young Turk is slang for a rebellious youth who acts contrary to what is deemed normal by society

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ADP4l TIL It takes two to six months to grow a full beard but it depends on genetics, testosterone levels and lifestyle choices. At six years, the beard is the longest it will ever be and hairs will start falling out on its own
1ajdX TIL that The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuse to operate it without a pay rise.
5VgaR TIL A Mother discovers her son's bride is her long-lost DAUGHTER after she spots a birthmark on their wedding day (but the marriage goes ahead anyway because the groom had been adopted)
grOQ4 TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose.
JE4V TIL that, after surviving a year-long experiment on an isolated island for a British reality TV show, ten contestants learned that the show had been canceled 4 months into production.