› added 9 months ago

41

TIL that the pope can't be an organ donor

Read more reuters.com

via reddit.com

jDWn TIL one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis, was burned down by a man just looking to become famous. In response, it was made illegal mention his name in any way.
gMbaA TIL that the @ symbol has been in use since the 1500s as an accounting abbreviation for "at the rate of". As in “12 widgets @ $1.” (The total would be $12, $1 each).
yVraw Today I learned that patriarchal surnames were uncommon in England before the Norman Invasion of 1066-1071.
E141o TIL the oldest living organism is called Pando and is 80,000 years old, it looks like a forest but is actually one tree covering over 100 acres and...its dying.
l76BK TIL about the NASA Moon Trees, trees that have been to space.