l70N7 TIL Senator Henry G. Davis was the 1904 Democratic vice presidential nominee mainly because the party expected him to contribute money to the campaign, he didn't.
8e16a TIL that American citizens must have a valid U.S. passport to enter American Samoa
P1n5E TIL that staring at the mirror for a few minutes in light illumination can cause hallucinations. Tried and experienced it myself as well
epyWJ TIL that Sesame Street was fiercely rejected by the BBC in 1971 because it had “authoritarian aims”. Monica Sims, the network head of childrens programming at the time stated “This sounds like indoctrination, and a dangerous extension of the use of television.”
VBOV8 TIL 95% of Londoners live within 400m of a bus stop
X0VP8 TIL That Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, was present for three of America’s four presidential assassinations (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley)
OG49R TIL that multiple consultants to the 1992 film American Me, were murdered by the Mexican Mafia who were offended by certain scenes, with actor Danny Trejo putting the number killed at 10.
691oJ TIL about The Cube Rule of Food Identification through cuberule.com in which they explain what constitutes a sandwich (~3-5 minute read)
woyA1 TIL The New Mexico ranch where the 1947 Roswell UFO crash happened opened up to public tours for the first time in 2018. The crash site is not in Roswell but actually by the small town of Corona
R5WwQ TIL there is a serial cat shaver in the UK. Apparently resurfaces every couple of years! I would like to learn more..
W7XeA TIL all seaweed is safe to eat because there is no known poisonous or toxic seaweed
9w5KX TIL about the bunya pine, a coniferous tree from Queensland Australia. Its pinecones can grow up to 35cm and weigh 10kg. Bunya pinecone seeds are edible, the texture and flavor resembling chestnuts and potatoes.