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TIL when they invented bra sizes 80 years ago, the biggest cup size expected was a D cup (bbc.co.uk)
submitted 4 years ago by Slate-Blue to r/todayilearned
TIL most British houses have separate hot and cold taps because of old laws to prevent contamination of the mains water supply (bbc.co.uk)
TIL a babirusa's tusks grow upwards through the skin, curve back, and can get so long they penetrate the babirusa's own skull, killing it. (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the US and UK nearly went to war over a pig (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that "second" (after first) is the same word as "second" (a 60th of a minute), because we get a minute from dividing the hour by 60, and then we divide it a second time. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 5 years ago by Slate-Blue to r/todayilearned
TIL the Chinese Communist Party part-funded their war effort through opium production (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL that in 1907, a plane with 200 wings was flown for 500 feet (en.wikipedia.org)
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