› added 6 months ago

18

TIL that the official language of Malta is a Semitic language, not a European language

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xVJmo TIL that Richard Dominick, the man responsible for much of the success of the Jerry Springer Show, Hardcore Pawn, Bait Car, etc. was also a reporter for "The Sun" grocery store tabloid and swore on David Letterman's show that all the stories reported are 100% true.
650J TIL That Myspace was created in December of 1996. And this is what it looked like.
JYrv8 TIL that Comic Sans was inspired by the lettering in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns
ljbV TIL the Russian city of Volgograd changes its name to Stalingrad (its former name) nine days a year
nW4dW TIL about the nasal cycle - many people mostly breathe (75%) through one nostril at a time and the dominant nostril alternates throughout the day. You can actually feel which one is dominanting now if you focus.