› added 6 years ago

268

TIL that Christoper Robin, the kid wich teddy bear inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories, was credited with killing 28 Wehrmacht soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

GAYeJ TIL that prior to the advent of city parks, it was quite common for people to picnic in cemeteries
x6l5B TIL that the color of an egg yolks is determined by the chickens diet
wLYO8 TIL that Hiram Revels was the first African-American Senator. He took the seat of Jefferson Davis, who was the president of the Confederacy
8aLmP TIL about the American Revolution's Pine Tree Flag which featured the words "An Appeal to Heaven." It was one of a few different flag designs used for the new nation during the war.
E88w TIL Adam Reed, the creator of Archer, was in a cafe and found himself unable to approach a beautiful woman seated nearby. Instead of talking to her, he conjured up the idea of a spy who “would have a perfect line.”