TIL a Border Patrol checkpoint caused a six-hour traffic jam, prompting Key West to secede from the United States, declare war, surrender one minute later, and ask for $1 billion in foreign aid.
TIL about "koden," or cash given at a funeral in Japan. Unlike "shugi" for weddings, "koden" banknotes must NOT be pristine so it won't look like the giver was expecting the decendent's passing. Atten
TIL that the spiciest peppers in the world all belong to the exact same species called Capsicum chinense, named because it was mistakenly thought to come from China. It includes the habanero, Scotch b
People with a severe mental illness, such as depressive, neurotic, and stress disorders, alcohol and drug use, and schizophrenia, die more than 10 years earlier than the general population, finds mort
TIL the Brewer & Shipley hit song, "One Toke Over the Line", despite being banned on many radio stations for its drug references, was performed on "The Lawrence Welk Show" in 1971 as a "gospel number"
TIL bears preparing to hibernate actively seek out foods helping them purge gastrointestinal parasites - allowing animals minimize harm parasites may otherwise cause in empty bowels of sleeping bears
Paul Karason drank colloidal silver for 14 years when this 2007 CNN interview was filmed. He died in 2013, due to a stroke, pneumonia and heart attack deemed unrelated to his "habit."
TIL the famous airplane the Spruce Goose is actually made of birch. A longstanding rumour is that mechanics working on the plane called it the "Birch Bitch."
Cocotte from our shelter, in her forever home. It took some time (and 2 tries) but she finally have a home that’s perfect for her. She’s happy and she has friends. ❤️❤️❤️
TIL the head of Germany’s armed forces in WWII was Wilhelm Keitel: nicknamed “Lakitel” or Lackey because of his willingness to be nothing but Hitlers mouthpiece. He was known as a blindingly loyal toa
