› added 1 year ago

35

TIL they'll let just anybody buy a Blackhawk helicopter

Read more gsaauctions.gov

via reddit.com

4gYb TIL Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand not Australia. However, despite living most of his life in Australia, identifying as Australian, and appearing on Australian stamps, he was refused Australian citizenship in 2006 and 2013.
LkBNd TIL "the Curse of Tippecanoe" is a pattern since 1840 of US presidents dying in office if elected in a year divisible by 20. The exceptions are Presidents Reagan and W. Bush, both of whom survived assassination attempts.
dDMMd TIL of the Gansu ultramarathon disaster, a 62-mile race in which 21 runners lost their lives
AD1Og TIL of Hyperlexia. Hyperlexic children are obsessed with letters and numbers, and can learn to read as early as 2-years-old, but struggle with communication and comprehension.
XE61R TIL October is warmer than June in Ponta Delgada in the Azores—and January has never seen a freeze, despite being the same latitude as Maryland. The highest temperature ever recorded there was 83.8 F (28.8 C).