› added 4 years ago

58

TIL If you spell Bananas without the B it's the scientific name for pineapples

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0waZR TIL in Spain up to 100,000 hunting dogs are put down each year, often by hanging or drowning.
AEEo TIL that Albert Brooks’ birth name is Albert Einstein.
voyj TIL that the German city of Konstanz, which sits on the Swiss border, survived WW2 without being bombed by leaving all house and streetlights lit at night, making Allied bombers raiding nearby Dornier and Zeppelin aircraft factories think it was part of Switzerland.
KYgN9 TIL That firearms manufacturer Beretta commissioned a custom Model 92 handgun called the Diamond Beretta. With almost 1200 gemstones embedded in the grip the handgun, which is stored in the Beretta museum, has an estimated value of over $300 000 USD.
KPd6 TIL that Marlboro cigarettes were originally designed for women. The iconic red stripe was intended to hide lipstick stains, thus making it appealing to women. When it failed to attract women, the company changed the filter color to a muted brown, slapped a cowboy on it and marketed it to men.