› added 11 years ago

91

TIL there are are a series of tunnels under Portland, OR that were used for kidnapping mariners and women to sell them into slavery and prostitution. The so called “Shanghai Tunnels” were in operation from 1850 to 1941.

Read more shanghaitunnels.info

via reddit.com

KYv5a TIL World War I trenches were constructed of sandbags, planks of wood, plaited wicker, tangled barbed wire, or even just mud. The trench systems on the Western Front were about 475 miles long, extending from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps, though not in a continuous line.
j6jKQ TIL that the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 had 4 winners: France, Netherlands, Spain and UK
N0RM TIL that the world’s quietest room is so quiet you can hear yourself blink
7rAN7 TIL that a cooked egg has more digestible protein than a raw egg.
8Rxa TIL Chinese say “eggplant” instead of “cheese” when taking pictures.