OGXv1 TIL that Clint Eastwood personally called Richard Harris to ask him to play English Bob in the 1992 film Unforgiven. Harris was, at that moment, watching High Plains Drifter, another Eastwood film. This led Harris to believe he was being pranked.
69rww TIL "The White March" was the largest demonstration in Belgian history, with an estimated 300,000 people participating. It became a powerful symbol of public grief, anger, and a desire for change
wog47 TIL the most successful German u-boat commander—who sank 193 ships and 453,000 tons of material throughout WW1—was known to strictly follow prize law, giving civilian ships adequate time to evacuate on lifeboats and directions to the nearest port
R5Py1 TIL Denver, CO has an official mayor's residence that no mayor has ever lived in. It was donated to the city in 1998 and none of the 5 mayors since that time has opted to move in.
W7BbB TIL that while Avocados are mostly used in savory dishes in the West, they’re often enjoyed as desserts in Southeast Asia
9wEXB TIL of the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster, in which 21 Chinese workers smuggled in by a gang died in Morecambe, north-west England after being cut-off and drowned by the incoming tide while harvesting cockles
nWgMd TIL about mummy unwrapping parties. They were social events popular among the Victorian elite, where Egyptian mummies were ceremoniously unwrapped for entertainment.
4klWb TIL the only organization to have ever operated full scale nuclear facilities without a single serious safety incident is the US Navy, largely credited to the work of Hyman G Rickover
x6gn0 TIL 46 years ago, on July 16, 1979, the Church Rock mill incident released 94 million gallons of nuclear waste & radioactive water into the Puerco river and Navajo nation. It is the third largest nuclear accident in history, behind only Fukushima and Chernobyl
5VNRD TIL Walt Disney’s last words were “Kurt Russell”
M76pB TIL Venice is said to have been founded in 421 AD by the Venti refugees fleeing Vandal invaders, and in the following years were joined by those escaping Lombard invaders. Settling in the sparsely populated marshlands and lagoons by the adriatic sea.
j6gbp today I learned about the home children from the uk sent to australia and canada as indentured servants and abused