Home
Random
Trending
Today
Search
› added
4 years ago
274
TIL 90% of Wikiipedia editors are male
Read more
theatlantic.com
via
reddit.com
5VWDp
TIL in 1943, the United States military attempted to segregate the pubs in Bamber Bridge. In response, the local Englishmen hung "Black soldiers only" signs on all pubs as a form of protest.
jNaLa
TIL in 1963 a VW Beetle donated by the manufacturer became the first car in the Antarctic. It was so good for Antarctic use, being able to withstand temperatures below -50°C and winds above 150 km/h, that it was nicknamed "Red Terror" by the users.
OGG71
TIL that just less than a century ago, astronomers weren't sure that the universe expanded beyond the Milky Way. Edwin Hubble (for whom the Hubble telescope was named) definitively proved the universe was far more vast.
a8OBb
TIL Capybara are eaten during Lent in Venezuela because they are considered “fish” by the Vatican
neMgY
TIL the international space station has an acre of solar panels that generate enough electricity to power 40 homes