› added 6 years ago

284

TIL a man in Berlin was whipped with a belt in an attack for wearing a Yarmulke (Jewish hat). The man who was whipped wasn't actually Jewish but was trying to convince his Jewish friend he had nothing to worry about wearing a Yarmulke in public.

Read more latimes.com

via reddit.com

MeVDB TIL that Diarrhea killed approximately as many people as HIV and AIDS in 2012
GYXjN TIL Because of a poorly developed cerebellum, there’s a family of humans who never learned to walk upright.
RwR4 TIL that the craft brewery Dogfish Head has introduced a line called “Ancient Ales,” made from historic recipes, some of which that haven’t been brewed in thousands of years.
E1vYp TIL the term “cage free” for Chickens does not mean the birds are actually cage free or even have access to the outdoors. It simply means their cages are at least 1-1.5 sq ft.
78p8b TIL there was a cold snap called the Great Blue Norther on 11/11/1911 where many Midwestern cities recorded record high and low temperatures within a two day span. There were also at least a dozen tornadoes.