› added 12 years ago

73

TIL When an airplane is at a precise angle between the sun and a bank of clouds, a circular rainbow known as a “Pilot’s Halo” forms around its shadow on the cloud bank.

Read more earthbelowskyabove.blogspot.com

via reddit.com

Lkx69 TIL that the first ever speeding ticket was issued to Walter Arnold on the 28th of January 1896 in Kent, England. He was blitzing through the town at 8mph (4 times the legal limit), was chased for 5 miles by a police officer on a bicycle, and was fined 1 shilling when he was finally caught.
NOPE TIL that German law prohibits the killing of animals without reasonable cause therefore kill shelters are outlawed.
yjAv TIL In California a high school boy is legally allowed to use the girls facilities if he believes that he was meant to be a girl, the opposite scenario is also true.
5mLR TIL that the term “goody two shoes” comes from a children’s story about an orphan girl who was so poor she could only afford one shoe
QN46E TIL That 4000 years old Ancient Babylonian clay tablet which is a customer's letter complaining about sub-standard copper and wanting a refund. It is considered to be the oldest known written complaint.