› added 12 years ago

382

TIL the word ‘bender’ is british slang for 'gay’ and 'The Last Airbender’ became an unintentional comedy when screened in the UK

Read more guardian.co.uk

via reddit.com

7rB7L TIL only 5 to 12 percent of the people alive today have been on a plane. The majority of air travel is undertaken by a mere 2 percent of the world’s population.
eNP6 TIL when you get a sunburn, it’s not your skin cells being damaged by the sun and dying, it’s your skin cells’ DNA being damaged by the sun and them killing themselves so they don’t turn into cancer
8a4Ma TIL that the battery powered flashlight dates back to 1899.
nePD9 TIL Canada's Northwest Territories launched a process in 1996 to find a new name. They dropped the matter when "Bob" emerged as a frontrunner.
vwM4 TIL in northern Sweden, people say ‘yes’ by just inhaling loudly like slurping a noodle.