› added 1 year ago

195

TIL that the original SPAM product name is a portmanteau for ‘Spiced ham’

Read more mailguard.com.au

via reddit.com

P1Ovn TIL the Eiffel Tower in Paris can grow up to 15 centimeters (about 6 inches) during the summer due to the thermal expansion of the metal it's constructed from.
oyMW TIL there’s an island in the pacific where many of the residents are completely color blind, only able to perceive black and white colors. However, they often take a psychedelic drug which allow them to perceive colored hallucinations.
OGPA4 TIL about a man named Tricongius (meaning '3 gallon man') who was a celebrity in ancient Rome because of his ability to drink 3 gallons of wine in a single sitting. The Roman Emperor Tiberius is said to have been very impressed with him
vxQ4 TIL Russian cosmonauts used to pack a shotgun in case they landed in Siberia and had to fend off bears.
6977m TIL there is a nearly perfect condition German WW2 88mm abandoned in Croatia (not in musuem)