› added 5 years ago

87

TIL King Bimbisāra of Magadha (r. 543 – 492 BC) was known for his cultural achievements and also a great friend and protector of the Buddha. King Bimbisara met the Buddha for the first time prior to the Buddha's enlightenment, and later became an important disciple

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0vEp TIL that the actor playing The Mountain in Game of Thrones Season 4, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, is only 25 years old.
jNaka TIL the best snow for skiing is made up of snowflakes called fernlike stellar dendrites. These snowflakes are the largest type of snowflakes, diameters exceeding 5 mm, and are extremely thin and light, so they make a low density snowpack.
e0dXb TIL Thanks to a Swedish tax law regarding costumes, ABBA’s stage clothes were outlandishly-designed on purpose. As long as they were impractical for everyday wear, the group’s outfits were tax-deductible.
Xg7D TIL that a US company cannot legally forbid you to talk about pay with your coworkers.
WkJDN TIL 97% of Britain’s wildflower meadows have disappeared since the end of WW2. These meadows supported pollinating insects for food crops, helped mitigate flooding by holding on to rain water, and captured vast amounts of carbon.