› added 11 years ago

127

TIL that pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.

Read more blogs.unimelb.edu.au

via reddit.com

QJr7p TIL: Hall of Fame Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the league long enough to strikeout 7 pairs of fathers and sons when they eventually joined the league later on his career.
KOvvJ TIL that Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago with a population of 3 000, is the only visa-free zone in the world meaning that anybody may live and work there indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship.
e0roJ TIL that Queen Elizabeth II has a personal bagpiper that plays under her window every morning.
VMg9Q TIL Thales was asked why he was poor if he was so wise. As a rebuttal he cornered the olive market and invented futures contracts.
ne9bB TIL Opossums are only pregnant for 11-13 days and they can give birth to over 20 babies.