TIL The League of Women Voters used to run presidential debates that gave every nominee a equal amount of time to speak, Republicans and Democrats joined together to make the Commission for Presidential Debates, making it harder for third parties to be fairly represented | Category: Learned The Majestic Bookstore, Osaka, Japan Source Tiny Japanese person of massive bookshelf 😏😁 That person isn’t climbing. Maybe jumping? More
Currently the residents in Barrow, Alaska are saying goodbye to the sun. Until January 22nd. | Category: Interesting Source More
TIL that Aeschylus, the ancient Greek tragedian, was supposedly prophesied to die from a falling object, and therefore stayed outdoors. He was killed when an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock. | Category: Learned Source More
ELI5: What happens that makes beer taste terrible after warming up and then re-chilling? What makes beer ‘skunky’? | Category: Explain More
TIL that the World Bank stopped tracking inflation in Zimbabwe in November 2008, when it reached 79.6 billion percent. One year later, the country abandoned its currency. The exchange rate at the time was $35 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars to $1 USD. | Category: Learned Source More
