› added 6 years ago

145

TIL People Used to Send Children Through the US Mail

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via reddit.com

8ekpP TIL after coming to the U.S as part of operation paperclip, Wernher Von Braun married his first cousin and moved to Alabama
J1X8 TIL That the term “Third World Country” does not mean poor, it refers to a country which was not aligned with either America/First World or Soviet/Second World during the Cold War.
ZkAR TIL Nestlé admitted that slave labor was involved in the production of its Fancy Feast catfood brand in Thailand.
OGNj7 TIL Boris Becker, Oscar Wilde, James Earl Ray and Gary Glitter all used to live at the same location, although at different times
D1JAY TIL that the cinematographer for the music video of REM’s “The One I Love” was chef Alton Brown. Reportedly, between takes he would watch cooking shows and thought he could do better.