› added 8 years ago

272

TIL that cows have “best friends” and get stressed when separated.

Read more theguardian.com

via ift.tt

XXMk TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company in history. Worth 78 Million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to dollars it was worth $7.4 Trillion.
Wk0kN TIL The Empire State Building was temporarily "stolen" by the New York Daily News in 2008 to demonstrate how easy it was to fraudulently transfer property deeds. The paperwork included the names Fay Wray and Willie Sutton.
KRME TIL the iconic promotional image of Willem Dafoe with his hands raised in anguish from movie “Platoon” was inspired by a real photo from the Vietnam War by Art Greenspon who traveled to Vietnam in his 20s to document the war
e0yvJ TIL One of the biggest shootouts in US history occurred on this date 23 years ago
78bGZ TIL Admiral Byrd is the only person to have three ticker-tape parades in New York City (in 1926, 1927, and 1930) given in his honor. He was the first person to fly over both the North and South Poles.