› added 11 years ago

61

TIL It’s been suggested that the REAL ‘Lone Ranger’ Was An African American Deputy U.S. Marshal named Bass Reeves

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

oBJPR TIL Carolyn Davidson, the designer of the iconic Nike Swoosh, was originally paid just $35 for her work. Later the company acknowledged the impact of the logo and gave her shares, now worth a million dollars.
Ra5Q TIL Jim Morrison predicted the coming of hip-hop and electronic style music
g7kL TIL there is a town in Arizona called Nothing, and nobody lives in it
OY47 TIL Britons eat 97% of the world’s baked beans
yQOLe TIL that defectors from North Korea cannot change their mind: South Korea won't let them go back home, will arrest them if they try