Home
Random
Trending
Today
3
posts added
Search
› added
9 years ago
56
TIL The RIAA Tried To Outlaw MP3 Players In 1998.
Read more
wikipedia.org
via
reddit.com
rR8a4
TIL about the Libet experiment, a controversial and groundbreaking study on free will that demonstrated that there was unconscious brain activity before the conscious decision to perform an act
bAbN
TIL current extremely popular youtubers use linguistic tricks called “intellectual used-car-salesman voice” to get subscriptions and gain popularity.
N7mjQ
TIL In 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the Minneapolis Washburn A Mill creating an explosion that killed 18 workers. The ensuing fire killed four people and destroyed five other mills. The explosion made national news and led to reforms in the milling industry.
VrWZ
TIL a Catholic priest was strangled and stomped to death while serving a prison sentence for sexually molesting over 130 children in the Boston area.
OLM1
TIL a man named ‘Colin Chisholm III’ and his wife were convicted of collecting nearly $168K in public assistance, including food, cash, and medical care, all while living on a $1.2M yacht. Chrisholm was the CEO of a satellite TV company and his wife owned a championship dog kennel.