› added 7 years ago

290

TIL after India, the state of Texas now has the world's second-largest tiger population

Read more abcnews.go.com

via reddit.com

LJ6V TIL: In 1713, Giuseppe Tartini dreamt that he had sold his soul to the devil. In the dream the devil played a masterful sonata. When Tartini woke up, he composed Violin Sonata in G minor.
Zvbo TIL When the movie Clue was shown in theaters, different theaters were given 1 of 3 endings.
vPMD4 TIL that Old London Bridge built in 1209, was the longest inhabited bridge in Europe. It housed 138 properties, including shops and homes, with up to five storeys. By the 17th century, traders like haberdashers, glovers, cutlers, and grocers filled the bridge . It was dismantled in 1831.
1a8kr TIL a power plant in Lanai, Hawaii generates electric via diesel trains, still on the tracks.
1aya4 TIL: South America, despite its position in relation to the Equator, is rarely affected by tropical cyclones (aka Hurricanes, Typhoons)