› added 2 years ago

52

TIL Jasper the Bear, beloved mascot of Jasper National Park in Canada, was the star of a very popular comic strip that ran from 1948 - 1972.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

kJ4OB TIL DMX was the first artist to have their first 5 albums debut at #1
95GX TIL that within 300-600 million years the moon will be too far away to create a total solar eclipse
e04eb TIL there is a free, 24/7 Crisis Line that you can TEXT to talk to someone about depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bullying, suicidal thoughts, and more. [US: 741741 - UK: 85258 - Canada: 686868]
R79o4 TIL that tally sticks were used for hundreds of years to record financial transactions. When workmen were ordered to dispose of old sticks they accidentally burned down the Palace of Westminster.
0wA85 TIL the CIA submitted a report expressing concern that Boomers were a potential threat to western democracy.