› added 1 day ago

TIL that in El Salvador, in 2004, both presidential candidates had Palestinian roots and were from Bethelehem

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

deYZ TIL that Robert M. Losey, the first American military casualty of WWII had two master’s degrees from Cal Tech and was described by professors as “‘perhaps the most brilliant student’ who ever attended the school”
DQWeY TIL that when Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796, its first U.S. Senators, William Blount and William Cocke, were initially rejected because they were appointed before statehood. After Tennessee’s new legislature reappointed them, they were officially seated on December 6.
yQYjV TIL about Kirigami a variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper, rather than solely folding the paper as is the case with origami, but typically does not use glue.
v1694 TIL within hours of its release in 1993 the video game DOOM was banned from numerous university networks as a rush of players overwhelmed their systems with deathmatches
xVGE7 TIL since pregnancy isn't seen as a medical issue, it isn't paid for by Japan's national health service. The government does give a lump sum payment of 420,000 yen to the parents though.