› added 2 years ago

101

TIL the term "chemist" is derived from "alchemist"

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

baD0 TIL William Hung, known for his famous American Idol audition, is a 73rd generation descendant of Confucius
ADAQn TIL that in Venezuela, you can buy 925,000 gallons of premium gasoline for $1.
GYDN1 TIL that the word helicopter is not split up into "heli" and "copter" but rather split into "helico" meaning spiral and "-pter" meaning one with wings
RB4j TIL when a military jet flew over a zoo, animals ate 23 of their own babies as a protective response
QNV1d TIL about Operation Nimrod, where the British SAS conducted a daring raid on the Iranian Embassy in London to rescue hostages. Six armed revolutionaries stormed the embassy and took 26 people hostage, resulting in a 6 day siege. 19 hostages were rescued and the raid was broadcasted live.