› added 10 years ago

179

TIL The moving scene from Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Will’s dad leaves him was improvised by Will. The hug James Avery (Uncle Phil) gives will at the end is a genuine response.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

KOadJ TIL that the F-Word in English likely stems from the Latin word Pugnare, which means to Hit as opposed to common misconception of Fornication Under the Command of King
kOx71 TIL: Japanese hipsters in Nagoya are dressing like cholos (urban Mexican Americans). Apparently, movies going back to the 80s, some Japanese autoworkers who fell in love with cars in LA, and a popular rapper popularized the trend, drawing people in withits perceived "rebelliousness".
Wka8d TIL Isaac Newton created the colour wheel before the invention of photography.
R7g9w TIL that John and Clarence Anglin, who escaped from Alcatraz in 1962, reportedly attended their mother’s funeral in women’s clothes.
wGBJ TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.