› added 9 months ago

33

TIL Miles “Tim” Horton, founder of eponymous Canadian donut chain, died in car crash at 44 while DUI

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

K00J TIL that when Disneyland opened in 1955, it included a lingerie store with an exhibit on the history of the bra. It was hosted by an animatronic figure called “The Wizard of Bras”
yQ9bM TIL Screech owls bring Texas blind snakes into their nests so the snakes will eat the parasites that feed on the owlets.
yQmMa TIL: A rhinoceros beetles strength capacity is the same as a human lifting nine male elephants over their head
nWyWG TIL that Handel's Sarabande, the theme music for Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, is originally a solo harpsichord tune.
gZr8 TIL that a 4-year-old child was shipped through the United States parcel service for $0.53 in 1914.