› added 6 years ago

84

TIL In 1966 Ronald Reagan wrote to JellyBelly, saying "We owe you a special measure of thanks for helping keep our state government running smoothly." "It's gotten to the point...where we can hardly start a meeting or make a decision without passing around a jar of jelly beans."

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

x67Zo TIL about a fancy apartment in Paris that was abandoned in 1942. It became a time capsule that remained untouched until 2010.
KkNa TIL when Kermit debuted with other Muppets in the 1955 show “Sam and Friends” he wasn’t a frog, but had a lizard-like appearance
6EaEW TIL Tremont Street subway in Boston is the oldest underground rail in North America. Third oldest in the world after London and Budapest.
69NoY TIL that Pope Valentine (827AD) became Pope of the Roman Catholic Church before he had even been ordained as a priest.
9RKD TIL that 7 people possess physical keys to the internet. By combining at least 5 of them, they may together control the authenticity of the internet