› added 11 years ago

116

TIL that there was controversy in 1930 because someone was paid more than the president. That person was Babe Ruth, and the amount was $80,000

Read more baseballhistorian.com

via reddit.com

91Mr TIL, TMZ.com takes its name from the “Thirty Mile Zone” around Los Angeles which is used to determine union rates and work rules in the film and TV industry
R6N1 TIL The NYPD Created It’s Own Intelligence Agency After 9/11 and Currently has Officers embed in 13 Oversea Cities
yQgMJ TIL comedian Hannibal Buress paid a man $500 to attend a movie premiere for him, even though he looked nothing like him. The man walked around, took selfies with fans, and did an interview on camera.
GYR4Q TIL a man once broke into Buckingham Palace and entered the Queen's bedroom, dripping blood and carrying a shard of broken glass. The Queen shouted "What are you doing here?!" and ran out. No charges were brought since breaking into Buckingham Palace wasn't classed as a criminal offence at the time.
Mw8m TIL astronauts don’t float because they’ve escaped Earth’s gravity (they still experience 90% of Earth’s gravity), but because they are in free fall, constantly falling back to Earth