› added 7 years ago

134

TIL In 1990 Muhammad Ali went to Iraq and negotiated the release 15 United States civilians being held captive by meeting personally with Saddam Hussein

Read more youtube.com

via ift.tt

D1NeD TIL that Johnson & Johnson is a holding company for 250 separate, subsidiary businesses
1awaP Today I learned that in 2015, American hip hop duo ‘Run The Jewels’ released 'Meow The Jewels’: a crowdfunded version of their 2014 album, where they replaced all the instrumentals with samples of meowing cats - and donated the $60k+ funds to charity.
gr8Xb TIL Canadian Bank notes have various resources in place for the blind and partially sighted, including a tactile feature for symbol system differentiating between bills.
Gma7 TIL the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard is cemeteries are considered burial grounds while the older term graveyards is considered burial grounds attached to a church.
kJVW TIL Banana peels are edible (and good for you!)