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TIL: Albuquerque held a funeral for Walter White to celebrate the series finale of Breaking Bad

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xVLpD TIL that the bikini was invented by the frenchman Louis Réard in 1946. At the time, the USA were conducting Atomic Bomb tests in the Bikini Atoll, and so Louis Réard named his two piece swimsuit the “Bikini” as it was what he referred to as an “Anatomic Bomb”
VBQ5k TIL that the President of China, Xi Jinping, has a salary of roughly $22 000 a year.
rRjp4 TIL George Michael's 'A different Corner' The First British No.1 Hit That artist writing, singing, arranging, producing, and playing all the instruments on the song.''
6Ead7 TIL the Ebers Papyrus is an ancient Egyptian medical text from the 16th century BC that contains over 842 remedies for illnesses and injuries. Measuring over 68 feet long and 12 inches wide, it is one of the oldest and most extensive records of Egyptian medical history.
6EmVZ TIL on the show "Lassie".. Timmy wasn't always named Timmy.. He was originally named Jeff.. and he NEVER actually fell in a well..