› added 3 years ago

117

TIL of Maximilian I of Mexico, an Austrian archduke and the only Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire. Installed by France as a pro-French monarch, he reigned from 1864-1867, after which he was executed by the Mexican Republic.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

R7vPw TIL that the bagpipes are a double reed instrument, using reeds similar to the oboe and bassoon.
lo70N TIL in 2009, after deciding to switch from estimated to actual water meter readings, the city of Brockton billed a woman for a total of $100,000 covering 12 years of back charges.
woEg6 TIL Ancient Egypt may have had the first health-care plan in the world
e9DE TIL Switzerland has the most expensive Big Mac in the world at $6.82, while in Venezuela, the country with the cheapest, it only costs $0.67
M7NQ0 TIL: ASML, a Dutch tech company, dominates the semiconductor industry as the exclusive manufacturer of EUV photolithography machines – the critical key to crafting advanced computer chips.