› added 9 years ago

232

TIL the cowboy culture of the 19th century is closer tied to Mexico than it is to the United States

Read more sjsu.edu

via reddit.com

KOOM4 TIL in 1851, Hong Xiuquan, claiming to be the brother of Jesus Christ, staged a rebellion and captured South China from the Qing dynasty
BrKRd TIL that when washing their hands, most people miss washing their thumbs and their fingertips
MeNBB TIL that the actor who plays Gimli in LOTR is as tall as the one who plays Hagrid in Harry Potter
rR5K4 TIL that Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto a space flight. The sandwich was dubbed the '30 million dollar sandwich"
rR08M TIL: of Brooks Law - if a project is late, adding more people to it will make the project take even longer. The solution to getting the project done faster is to actually remove developers from the project