P1W7n TIL that although the Rhodesian Government eventually lost the Bush War, they killed 10,000 of Robert Mugabe’s forces while only losing 1,361 of their own.
epWEk TIL the company that makes ‘Baby Ruth’ candy sued Babe Ruth for company infringement when he tried to create his own candy company. They claimed it was named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Ruth, who had died 17 years before the candy hit the market. Babe Ruth lost the suit.
VBVWQ TIL There is only one gun store in the entirety of Mexico. It's inside the headquarters of the Secretariat of National Defense
X0Pw6 TIL "red" cones in human eyes have a wavelength absorption peak in the "yellow" part of the spectrum.
OG9k6 TIL that long-term comedy partners Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders - who both came from RAF families - lived at the same RAF camps as children, and even shared a best friend. Despite this, they didn't meet until they were in University.
W7eR9 TIL the scathing drunk review from "Citizen Kane" about Kane's wife is based on a real 1925 review of industrialist Samuel Insull's wife penned by the film's own screenwriter.
R5wxl TIL the first "Doctor Who" story directed by a woman, Paddy Russell, called "The Massacre", about French Wars of Religion, has been completely missing since 1966.
69oY7 TIL Dave Pickton, the brother of serial killer Robert Pickton started a foundation in Ghana to help the poor in Africa
woAlE TIL a serial killer “Barbie” Karla Homolka, who together with her husband “Ken” Paul Bernardo murdered 3 young women including her own sister, spent only 12 years in prison & is happily married to her trial attorney’s brother raising 3 children
9wK76 TIL about Fucking Hell. is a German pale lager, a Pilsner. It is named after Fucking, the previous name of the village of Fugging in Austria; hell is the German word for 'pale' and a typical description of this kind of beer. The beer's name was initially controversial
nW85r TIL that actor Tom Hanks is distantly related to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host Fred Rogers. Hanks is sixth cousins with Rogers, and they share the same great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Johannes Mefford.
4korN TIL New Jersey almost made “Born to Run” the state song until its Senate realized the lyrics depicted a desire to leave New Jersey