› added 10 years ago

97

TIL every Rubik’s Cube can be solved within 20 moves.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

epjBb TIL that during WWII, ‘Rumor Clinics’ were set up to dispel morale-damaging gossip.
OGX81 TIL that the original Ferris Wheel opened on 21 June 1893, as the centrepiece of the Chicago World’s Fair. Designed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., it stood over 80 metres tall, carried up to 2,160 people in 36 cars, and was powered by a 1,000-horsepower steam engine.
xV8VB TIL of the ancient Greek stoic philosopher Chrysippus of Soli, who initiated the success of Stoicism. He died of laughter at the age of 73 after witnessing a donkey eating his figs.
awP0L TIL: gliders were used to carry troops in WW2
4nmg TIL that a trivia book author included a fake entry that said ‘Philip’ was the first name of TV detective 'Columbo,’ who has no first name. When Trivial Pursuit included 'Philip Columbo’ as an answer, the author sued for $300 million, saying they had stolen their trivia from his books.