ELI5: Why do some alcoholics suffer life threatening withdrawl symptoms when others with the same drinking habits don’t when they quit? | Category: Explain More
TIL that Homer Simpson’s iconic exclamation “D’oh!” is never explicitly used in any Simpson’s Script. All the script ever says is “annoyed grunt” | Category: Learned Source More
TIL in 2008 Dmitry Agarkov changed a credit card agreement to his benefit – and the bank signed it. When in 2010 the bank wanted him to pay late fees, he sued it, as according to the changed deal, it owed him money – 24m rubles (ca. $727k). It all ended with an out-of-court settlement. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL the original developer of Plants vs. Zombies was fired after objecting to its sequel becoming more pay to win | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge has a program that sends a crew member to drive people across if they’re too afraid to drive themselves. It gets between 1,200 to 1,400 calls every year | Category: Learned Source More
