› added 7 years ago

260

TIL that in World War One, on the Russian front, wounded soldiers were often eaten alive by wolves

Read more historynet.com

via ift.tt

9w5dr TIL Christopher Columbus used a lunar eclipse in 1504 to deceive Jamaican natives into providing supplies, claiming it was a sign of divine anger. The frightened natives complied, unaware of the eclipse's natural cause.
e0Peg TIL "Father Time"; the Roman god, Saturn; the Greek god, Cronos; and the Grim Reaper are different versions of the same mythic character.
YpAP TIL Cleveland Indians player Jason Grimsley, crawled through the stadium’s ventilation system to get to the umpires’ office to retrieve a doctored bat. He replaced the illicit bat with an undoctored one. unaware of the fact that said teammate’s name was engraved on the bat.
l7BB1 TIL luxury British lingerie company Rigby & Peller lost its royal warrant of appointment after June Keaton, the company's owner and former bra-fitter to the Queen, referenced her trips to Buckingham Palace in her autobiography "Storm in a D-Cup".
6EeQZ TIL it is illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland. Not having another of their own to interact makes guinea pigs victims of animal cruelty as per the Swiss government. There are various pet ownership laws on other animals too, including cats, fishes, and parrots.