› added 10 years ago

96

TIL the deadliest recorded blizzard killed 4000 people, burying an entire village and dumping 26 FEET of snow

Read more wisegeek.com

via reddit.com

KYM7Q TIL Between 1921 and 1932 three Japanese Prime Ministers were assassinated by Rightwing members of Japanese society
a8Ojo TIL giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.
6Y4l TIL: That Golden Retrievers are the closest descendants of the now extinct Russian Tracker, a breed reportedly so intelligent it kept flocks of sheep alive for months, with no human help.
WGDL TIL that the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a family law judge after he was caught on camera beating his disabled daughter.
D1BXv TIL that boxing announcer Michael Buffer and UFC's announcer Bruce Buffer are long lost half-brothers that hadn't met until Michael was 49.