› added 6 years ago

270

TIL that Idris Elba is also a talented house DJ

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

neQBr TIL that after struggling with reading all through grade school, Cher dropped out at age 16. It wasn't until age 30 that she was diagnosed with dyslexia
dgEE TIL the elite fighting unit of Ancient Thebes was the “Sacred Band of Thebes”, a force comprised of 150 Gay Male Couples who crushed the Spartans in multiple military engagements.
ANgQa TIL you can extract vocals from the vibration of inanimate objects, using a high speed camera.
ve6D TIL that drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
p86WQ TIL that during the Great Depression, farmers who'd had their farms foreclosed on would show up to the bank's auction and buy their farms back for pennies with low bids. Anyone else that tried to outbid would be threatened by the rest of the community. These came to be known as penny auctions,