› added 5 years ago

379

TIL the Ice cream truck jingle has a name: The Turkey and the Straw

Read more youtu.be

via reddit.com

gr9Z7 TIL that actor Hume Cronyn's father has an asteroid named after him (12050-Humecronyn)
wG18 TIL that in 1971 a small group calling themselves the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI broke into a FBI office in Philly, stole over 1000 documents, exposed the extreme surveillance program COINTELPRO, and then sent these documents to the press, leading to the FBI shutting it down.
OoPe7 TIL that Switzerland has a system called direct democracy where citizens can disregard the government and hold national votes to create their own laws or even overturn those of the government.
D1Ave TIL Brass, Copper and some other alloys, when used as door knobs in hospitals, kill bacteria, even antibiotic ones such as MRSA far faster than steel and aluminium due to the Oligodynamic Effect
pQK8 TIL the surname Stuart was created by Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, to ensure that the French said her name correctly since they tend to pronounce “w” like “v”