› added 3 years ago

108

TIL that candies such as candy corn, whoppers and milk duds are covered in an insect secretion

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

p8XmA TIL that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was only created in 1939 and is a licensed character whose commercial rights are owned by The Rudolph Company
E1rjW TIL the word "Apple" didn't always refer to the specific fruit. As late as the 17th century the word was used for all fruits that weren't berries.
8aZnL TIL about Judah Friedlander, of the sitcom 30 Rock. His ever-changing, slogan-bearing trucker hats became a gag on the show. Friedlander makes his hats himself and created enough of them to be able to wear a different one in each scene of 30 Rock, which was about three hats per show for 6 seasons.
oRvgL TIL about The Lost Battalion of WW1. Wherein soldiers of the US 77th Div. launched an attack in the Argonne forest under the idea that they were being supported by French on the left and more US on the right. Ally support was stalled and the 77th pushed their attack so far that they were cut off.
nEb TIL that Greenland is possibly made up of 3 islands concealed by the ice sheet