› added 11 years ago

86

TIL Pakistan is the third largest English speaking country by population, behind India and the US, with around 49% of the population speaking English

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

neRLG TIL 7% of all humans who have ever existed are alive right now
MGZA TIL the US pressured India to make charas (hash) illegal in the 1980’s. The “war on drugs” was international.
9Y6Am TIL that blanks in a gun can kill. Jon-Erik Hexum was an actor who accidentally killed himself with a blank gun. Later his transplanted heart saved the life of a Las Vegas pimp.
k9EE TIL: Billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.2 Billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college.
lo4kA TIL that ampersands are useful for describing parings in a list, e.g. "For dinner, I had steak, peas & carrots, and mashed potatoes & gravy."