› added 3 years ago

565

TIL there is a Mummified head of a 17th Century Saint on display in a church in Ireland. Catholic relics are an interesting topic to delve into.

Read more atlasobscura.com

via reddit.com

9YdxQ TIL that Keith Richards went to court expecting a multi-year jail sentence but ordered to give a benefit concert for the blind instead.
AN6Oa Today I Learned: This Is The Best Free Movies Streaming Site With No Ads
EbA0 TIL the fruit versus vegetable debate depends on the botanical or culinary definition. Botanically, eggplants, bell peppers and tomatoes are fruits while in culinary terms, they are considered vegetables.
e0XbD TIL about the six degrees of separation. It is the idea that all people on average are six social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of a friend of a friend statement can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes
a8nG9 TIL that along the Egyptian–Sudanese border, there is a peace of land, Bir Tawil, claimed by neither country. Egypt assert that it belongs to Sudan, and Sudan assert that it belongs to Egypt.