› added 11 years ago

90

TIL a new breed of dog was created in the 70’s by breeding huskies down to toy size. The Alaskan Klee Kai.

Read more m.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

we6M TIL that Trey Parker stated that Mr. Mackey is based off his old school counselor Mr. Lackey. On South Park season 1 commentary Trey said “[Mr. Lackey used to say], ‘Trey, quit fooling around and get back to your school work, m'kay’ 'but, now, I’m making millions out of him’ ”
OBOL TIL in 1991 comedian Red Foxx suffered a fatal heart attack on the set. No one came to his aid because they all thought he was doing his classic “I’m coming, Elizabeth!” fake heart attack routine from Sanford and Son
16r48 TIL that the MacBook trackpad doesn't actually click; it's a haptic illusion created by a vibration.
v1Pk8 TIL A town in West Virginia named Mole Hill, WV changed it's name to Mountain, WV so they could literally make a mountain out of a mole hill.
nexAG TIL The Devil's Cigar is a fungus that strangely only exists in small area of Texas and Japan separated by 11,000 km the two populations have been separated for at least nineteen million years. It looks like a cigar, hisses, releases clouds resembling smoke, then splits open into a flower shape.