› added 7 years ago

644

TIL that Oscar the Grouch was originally orange. He turned green after he ‘went on vacation to Swamp Mushy Muddy’.

Read more gizmodo.com

via ift.tt

XYKD TIL when AOL 4.0 launched in 1998, they used ALL of the world’s CD production capacity for several weeks
9YO8m TIL viruses are considered by some to be a life form, although they lack key characteristics that are generally considered necessary to count as life. Because they possess some but not all such qualities, viruses have been described as "organisms at the edge of life."
yVLBa TIL that, Some species of pearlfish have chosen an interesting shelter: inside the anus of a sea cucumber.
KYlDB TIL of the Red Swastika Society (世界红卍字会 Hóngwànzìhuì), which was China's largest relief organisation during the Sino-Japanese War.
X0ndD TIL Ireland ranks third in the world for GDP per capita.