› added 10 years ago

213

TIL that that the electric chair in Tennessee is constructed from the state gallows that it replaced in 1916.

Read more hollinslegal.com

via reddit.com

KOE4a TIL that Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric solar system (making the sun the center of the solar system instead of earth) from his death bed because he was aware of the controversy it would cause and the danger it proposed to him. He was right.
R76A6 TIL Coca-Cola was purchased by Ernest Woodruff with other businessmen in 1919 for $25 million and first went public in 1919 at a price of $40 per share
xYKD TIL That in his entire 19 year career, NBA player Shaquille O'Neal only made 1 three point shot, out of 22 attempts.
0wa4y TIL that while kittens will mew for their mother, adult cats only meow at humans, and no other species because animals have their own way of communicating.
krGd TIL in 1979 a British artist published a book containing riddles and puzzles about the location where he had buried an 18kt gold filigree and jeweled pendant, setting off a worldwide treasure hunt which lasted over two years, and ended in scandal.