› added 4 years ago

182

TIL that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is married to a member of the British aristocracy. His wife, Joanna, is the youngest daughter of John Hare, also known as the 1st Viscount Blakenham.

Read more newyorker.com

via reddit.com

P174O TIL the man who invented the chiffon cake was named Baker
QJo8L TIL That people made pixels look less pixely by doing Anti-aliasing which is to put more and more transparent color to one and another.
ep0QJ TIL that only 3% of vodkas worldwide are made from potatoes.
MAg0 TIL that the total US highway fatality rate perfectly correlates to the number of fresh lemons imported from Mexico
0wg1v TIL when the husband of Cassandra Harris (Lisl in For Your Eyes Only) visited the set one day, producer Cubby Broccoli took such a liking to him that he thought he would be a perfect choice to play James Bond. That man was Pierce Brosnan, who made his Bond debut over a decade later.