› added 4 years ago

70

TIL that Shaquille O'Neal earned a doctorate in education degree in 2012--his doctoral project explored how business leaders use humor in the workplace.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

GZEj TIL During the 9th century AD, two Vikings graffitied their names in the runes of Hagia Sophia. These carvings have survived since the Byzantium era, and are still viewable in modern-day Istanbul.
7rWAr TIL that if a cruise passenger dies while sailing the ship has a dedicated morgue until they can make arrangements to return the deceased.
lor0G TIL The IRA managed to get their hands on the Crown Jewels of the Russian Empire but they did not know what to do with them so Harry Boland, an Irish Revolutionary, gave them to his mother who hid them behind a fireplace.
N7oje TIL that the Swiss Constitution enshrines the right for every inhabitant to have a nuclear fallout shelter. If new houses and apartments are built without bunkers, the owners have to contribute a tax to their Canton to secure a place in a government-owned nuclear fallout shelter.
5VBr8 TIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildings