› added 5 years ago

331

TIL Each year, approximately 60,000 Spanish Galgos (hunting dogs) are abandoned or tortured to death in Spain. By tradition, the dogs are often killed by hanging them by their necks with their feet just touching the ground. The more they suffer the more successful the following hunting season willbe

DQrlj TIL that by the late 1990s, Cliff Richard was being excluded from airplay on UK radio stations. To circumvent this, a heavily remixed dance version of his track "Can't Keep this Feeling In" was sent out to 240 radio stations under the pseudonym "Blacknight". It was added to several playlists.
YpaJA TIL the Cagots were a group of people that did not differ in race, language, or culture from the people around them... despite this, they were hated and persecuted for centuries, and historians still aren't sure why
NXLkb TIL that during World War I, a pigeon named "Cher Ami" flew 25 miles after being wounded and blinded in one eye, to deliver a critical message that saved nearly 200 soldiers behind enemy lines. Cher Ami (which stands for Dear Friend) was awarded French Croix de Guerre for bravery.
yQYNJ TIL Princess Diana was snuggled into a London bar with Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett and Actress Cleo Rocos
Wk5Lo TIL When on tour, Queen would play their own version of Scrabble they called "Death Scrabble". They would have intense games through the night till morning.The highest single word laid down was by Brian, with the word Lacquers, worth 168 points. Freddie never forgave him for that.