› added 3 months ago

19

TIL that in 1981, president Ronald Reagan appointed Donald Regan as his treasury secretary.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

PZke TIL that Lolita, the killer whale, has been kept in Miami Seaquarium since 1970. The orca is 20 ft long, and her tank measures 60 by 80 ft by 20 ft deep. Her only company for 10 years was Hugo, who died after a brain aneurysm caused by repeatedly banging his head on the tank windows.
rODo TIL in an attempt to curb petty crime among police officers, the officers were threatened with having to wear a Hello Kitty armband as a mark of shame (from Now I Know).
VBXPQ TIL the vast majority of sunscreen sold in the US provides little protection against UV-A radiation, which is the primary cause of skin aging and skin cancer.
A97a TIL Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley, played football at the University of Miami alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Ray Lewis. He led the team in tackles (95) in 1993.
GOnE TIL Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class