9wKPp TIL that the urine of postmenopausal women was used as infertility treatment (menotropins) since they contained higher quantities of specific hormones.
nW8jW TIL during the Napoleonic Wars a French ship sank near the English town of Hartlepool, the only survivor being a pet monkey. Allegedly, the townsfolk had never seen a Frenchman before and so tried and hanged the monkey, thinking it was a French spy.
4ko6X TIL that due to the way 1912-era wireless telegraphs worked, when they found obscure second-class Titanic passenger Niqula Nasrallah’s remains the press briefly believed they were those of internationally famous millionaire John Jacob Astor, who’d been in first class.
x6Al1 TIL the Treasury Dept. official in charge of the money laundering investigation of Sothebys, and the hi-value art market, was named Scott Rembrandt.
5Volk TIL that Japan has a town named "Usa" which many believed was deliberately named to promote goods as "Made in USA"
M74QW TIL that Japan has a town named "Usa" which many believed was deliberately named to promote goods as "Made in USA"
j6Xxv TIL that German soldier Alfred Liskow defected to the Soviets the day before Operation Barbarossa to warn them of Germany's imminent invasion, only to be arrested by the NKVD for spreading "disinformation."
0dmNj TIL the most infamous form of the lobotomy was not the original technique.
grwa4 TIL 20 years ago, William Shatner released his 2nd musical album "HAS BEEN." Produced & arranged by Ben Folds, featuring collaborations with recording artists Aimee Mann, Joe Jackson, Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew, Lemon Jelly, and Brad Paisley. It has been called "one of the 10 best albums of 2004."
LQxOZ TIL Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh.
b64vN TIL Catholic Church has a birthday. Pentecost is the birthday of the Catholic Church.
QNRMp TIL of the Super Chief a train that was famous for carrying start between Chicago and Los Angeles back in the day.