› added 7 years ago

421

TIL that the character Sarah in the Land Before Time is actually named Cera…as in triCERAtops.

Read more landbeforetime.wikia.com

via ift.tt

ANw6a TIL The brand name VELCRO® is a portmanteau of the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet” (hook)
DB0D TIL that despite geographically spanning five time zones, all of China uses Beijing time.
6ErAl TIL that "The Pocket Book of Boners" (1941), by Dr. Seuss, was one of the best selling books of WWII with over 1.34 million copies in print by 1945. It is a compilation of four books in the Boners Series: "Boners" (1931), "More Boners" (1931), "Still More Boners" (1931), and "Prize Boners" (1932).
GY8A7 TIL about The Lainz Angels of Death. Four nurses aides from Lainz, Vienna who confessed to murdering 49 patients over 6 years (could have been as many as 200). All were convicted in 1991 and have been subsequently released.
ne9kP TIL: There are two red lines, on the floor, in the House Of Commons that opposing members are not allowed to cross. The measured distance is the length of two swords, and was intended to deter two members from initiating an on the spot duel.