› added 3 years ago

64

TIL that Swiss chard is a variety of beet that’s been cultivated for leaf growth

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

DQdJe TIL the greatest peacetime maritime disaster is the sinking of MV Doña Paz in 1987 with 4386 dead, almost 3 times Titanic's casualties (1496). The greatest wartime disaster is Wilhelm Gustloff in 1945 (9343 dead).
Z94v TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan
40Og TIL that there was more time between the start and finish of the Great Wall of China than between the start of Christianity and present day.
R5Npl TIL: Iron can be burned for energy is a plausible alternative to coal and hydrogen. It is abundant, already has a supply chain and produces no dangerous pollutants.
kZld TIL in 2009 a woman caused a riot at a Columbus, Ohio, Burlington Coat Factory after it became clear to customers, whom she had offered store-wide to purchase all orders up to $500 from her lottery winnings, that she had no money.