3 Comments TIL Newark, NJ was founded in 1666 by disgruntled Puritans from Connecticut. Wishing to start a theocracy, they named their settlement New Ark believing they were creating a new ark of the covenant. New Ark remained a Puritan theocracy until 1746 when Episcopalian missionaries built a church. by whatilearned June 16, 2022, 3:48 pm 8 Points Upvote Downvote
A man went to the police station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before. by cringeyjokesman March 12, 2022, 5:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL that famous Egyptologist Howard Carter’s gravestone has a quote from the Wishing Cup of Tutankhamun, an artifact that he discovered. It reads “May your spirit live, may you spend millions of years, you who love Thebes, sitting with your face to the north wind, your eyes beholding happiness.” by whatilearned February 16, 2022, 6:15 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
11 Comments How often do you find yourself wishing you could start life over either as you or as someone else? by QuestionGuy January 18, 2022, 3:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment Three men approach a wishing well one after another by cringeyjokesman November 27, 2021, 7:30 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL the song Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover is not about a woman lusting after a man. Instead it’s about a woman (the narrator) wishing she could save another woman who is trapped in an abusive relationship. The “I wish I was your lover” line is the narrator longing to show the woman what love can be. by whatilearned August 5, 2021, 1:12 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
21 Comments You discover a genie within a magic lamp who grants you 3 wishes, however your 1st wish must affect the entire world population, the 2nd must affect everyone close to you, and the 3rd must affect only you. What are you wishing for? by QuestionGuy May 30, 2021, 7:49 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL Freddie Mercury passed away in November 1991. On the following Christmas Day, Elton John received a package. When he opened it, he found a painting by Henry Scott Tuke, his favorite painter. There was also a note from Freddie wishing him a Happy Christmas. The gift made John cry like a child by whatilearned April 8, 2021, 7:29 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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