› added 9 months ago

38

TIL The last king of Rome was named Superbus

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

nW7MB TIL the Star Wars planet Tatooine was named after an extant Tunisian city named Tataouine
eJb6 TIL Ashton Kutcher is the co-founder of Thorn. Thorn is a company outsourced by the FBI to catch pedophiles and stop sex trafficking.
epjlJ TIL about Tongyangxi a Chinese practice in which a family would agree to adopt and raise a girl and in exchange she would agree to marry one of there sons when they reach marriage age.
4X1gN TIL some people don't like vegetables like cabbage and broccoli due to genes that make their taste buds super sensitive to having more of a protein that interlocks with phenylthiocarbamide, causing the sensation of bitterness. A very similar compound is found in brassicas, causing a similar reaction
4RQ6 TIL In 2007, a Bowhead whale was discovered with the head of an explosive harpoon embedded deep under its neck blubber. The projectile was manufactured in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1890.