› added 2 years ago

69

TIL There is an ISO standard for brewing a cup of tea. Ireland objected to it

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

VMyRG Researchers have found fossils they say determine almost conclusively that every penguin on Earth originally came from modern-day New Zealand.
LQDEQ TIL Ricky Gervais was in an 80’s band called Seona Dancing
wmQ1 TIL former Alabama state Senator Steve Windom didn’t leave his chair during a 12 hour dispute, notably urinating in a jug, because he was afraid the Democrats would steal it.
XEmrP TIL the costumes for the 2019 version of "Aladdin" were redesigned to show no skin. The classic outfit of Jasmine having her belly button shown was deemed "inappropriate these days for families," and was removed.
167GO TIL Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles) built a speaking machine out of bellows and leather lips that could generate sounds similar to 'ma' and 'pa' in a failed bid to win a bet with Matthew Boulton that he could build a machine to speak the lord's prayer