› added 5 years ago

595

TIL The President of The People's Republic of China was awarded the Key to the City in Muscatine, Iowa. Twice. Once in 1985 and again in 2012.

Read more cnn.com

via reddit.com

WkEAo TIL that Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three."
QJroa TIL Switzerland allows assisted suicide even by non physicians if carried out for altruistic/unselfish reasons
LQkx0 TIL There's 3,200-Year-Old Egyptian Tablet Records Excuses for Why People Missed Work
epVW5 TIL Americans throw out over 400,000 smart phones per day, on average.
OGbdX TIL Connecticut has an official State Troubadour who "functions as an ambassador of music and song and promotes cultural literacy among Connecticut citizens"