› added 4 years ago

64

TIL If the entire universe was compressed into a single year, humans would appear on December 31st 11:59pm while the dinosaurs would’ve been extinct on December 30th

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

DQvlP TIL that the US Olympics committee owns the Olympics trademark and bans any US businesses from using the word Olympic in their name unless they are located in Washington State.
7r65b TIL Some lightning rods on the tops of buildings were made with radioactive materials. It was thought that the surrounding air, ionized by radiation would be more conductive and make the lightning rods more effective
5e6k TIL Pabst started selling Six Packs in the early 1940’s because it was the ideal weight for a housewife to carry home from the store.
xew5 TIL that half of the worlds richest 1% are Americans. The global middle class (as defined by median income) makes about $1225/year.
kdkB TIL- Green Beanery, an organic coffee shop in Toronto, says all their proficts go to their owner –Energy Probe Research Foundation–which they call a “federally registered environmental charity”. In reality, it is a lobbyist group for fossil fuel companies, owned by Lawrence Solomon