› added 10 years ago

253

TIL Linda Hamilton’s twin sister was her double in Terminator II. She appeared as a reflection in the mirror and as the T-1000 disguise of Sarah Conner.

Read more listal.com

via reddit.com

r790 TIL that the sound of the bald eagle used in movies is in fact a red tailed hawk, as the actual sound of eagles was considered not impressive enough
5b89 TIL Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc., once had a high school summer job selling newspaper subscriptions for the Houston Post. By targeting the demographics of newlyweds and recent home buyers, Dell made $18,000 in one summer, exceeding the yearly payroll of two of his teachers.
6d1W TIL when Hiroshi Yamauchi released the Gamecube he believed that people “do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a game machine in order to use the software.” Nintendo then priced the Gamecube significantly cheaper than the PS2 and Xbox.
OYp6 TIL that armed citizens shoot and kill more criminals than police and have fewer incidents of mistakenly identifying the criminal.
eWKn TIL that you can see China’s air pollution on satellite images.