› added 7 years ago

82

TIL the only ski jumping medalist in United States history won his medal 50 years later after a scoring error was discovered.

Read more nbcolympics.com

via reddit.com

m1jaO TIL about Shingo Aomori Japan, the purported true location of the tomb of Jesus Christ. Legend goes that it was his secret brother Isukiri who died on the cross in Golgotha. Jesus then moved to Japan, changed his name to Torai Tora Daitenku, became a garlic farmer with a family, and died there.
nWXMG TIL no one listens to the victims, especially when it's a child, until it's too late - and society makes the wrong people famous... A PARENTING ADVICE BLOGGER posted videos laughing over the fact she denied her children food TO PUNISH THEM and was AWARE 1 child was sexually abusing siblings?!
xNQk TIL Patagonia is the only company in the outdoor industry to ethically source their down, auditing the entire process from egg to adult goose
krJd TIL that Disneyland had to close the “It’s a Small World” ride for several months in 2007 for renovations because people were too fat for the ride and the boats were regularly getting stuck
OoDx7 TIL about the surviving 2nd century Roman novel A True Story written by Lucian of Samosata. It is regarded as one of the first ever works of science fiction ever written and it features explorers flying to the moon, first contact with aliens, an interstellar war and the discovery of a new continent.