16exd TIL that Peter Dinklage (135 cm) is closer in height to Danny DeVito (152 cm) than to Warwick Davis (107 cm) - but DeVito is 5 cm too tall to qualify for dwarfism.
oRgYE TIL Old west quick-draw duels, although often romanticized by western movies are actually a myth.
dDJ6B TIL After The Who's legendary drummer Keith Moon died in '78 they began a search for a new drummer. Phil Collins was between bands at the time and was excited to ask the band to be Moon's replacement. However, Pete Townsend had just offered the job to Kenney Jones and so turned down Collins
KYRva TIL about Gail Halvorsen, known as the "Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" who began dropping candy on little handkerchief parachutes to kids in West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade (1948-1949). His impromptu "Operation Little Vittles" eventually dropped 23 tons of candy.
a81Wb TIL the world’s oldest country is San Marino. This small country covering just 62 square kilometres was founded in 301 AD.
Zpkvo TIL Hulk's comic book alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner, was changed to Dr. David Banner for “The Incredible Hulk” television series. This change was made because writer and producer Kenneth Johnson did not want the series to be perceived as a comic book series.
78Bwx TIL that prohibition-era laws in Kansas that banned public bars remained in effect until as recently as 1987.
kJglg TIL that childhood adversity including parental neglect, domestic instability, and maltreatment is strongly associated with increased neuroticism along with reduced agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extraversion in adulthood. predictors of chronic cynicism and impaired social functioning
Egvkp TiL the critically endangered Kakapo bird has a strong, pleasant, musty odor which allows predators to easily locate it
Y7EvW TIL that Elizabeth I inadvertently ruined the marriage of two of her nobles, George Talbot and Bess of Hardwick, by making them host the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots. The financial burden from hosting Mary and rumors of an affair between George and Mary eventually led to the couple’s estrangement
BgGBb TIL that on average, civilizations last 336 years
rNM70 TIL: The largest reciprocating engine in the world is the RT-flex96C, a turbocharged diesel engine designed by the Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä. It is designed for large container ships. Its 14-cylinder version is 44 ft high, 87.2 ft long, weighs over 2,300 t, and produces 107,390 hp