TIL about the Oakland Buddha, placed by a resident on a street corner to prevent illegal dumping, the statue has now become a shrine for the local Vietnamese population who leave offerings and have even built a shelter for the Buddah. Crime in the area dropped 82% | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that wearing of the Fez hat is illegal in Turkey, having been banned in 1925 | Category: Learned Source More
TIL the saying “when one door closes, another opens” is a Alexander Graham Bell quote which he then followed by saying “but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” | Category: Learned Source More
TIL an Icelandic tradition called Jólabókaflóð exists, where books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents and the rest of the night is spent reading them and eating chocolate. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict. | Category: Learned Source More
