› added 9 years ago

52

TIL that in 1953, Coca Cola attempted to persuade the US Treasury to mint a 7.5 cent coin; a can of Coke had been a nickel since 1886 and needed to be raised due to inflation, but they felt a dime was too much.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

gMPOb TIL all the dogs that have played Lassie are descended from the original actor, Pal
LYLm TIL There was a 9 year gap between Jeffrey Dahmer’s first and second murders.
bvp4 TIL the largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
aMo TIL, the actual span of time that was supposed to have lapsed in the movie Groundhog Day was around 10,000 years.
0wJoL TIL that on American metal band Tool's 1996 album, Ænima, there's an aggressive and intimidation song sung in German titled "Die Eier Von Satan" ("The Balls Of Satan"). However, when translated to English, the lyrics reveal themselves to be a recipe for hashish sugar cookies.