› added 5 years ago

74

TIL the actor who played Sloth in The Goonies was a former number one overall pick in the NFL, and won two Super Bowls with the Raiders

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

wodZo TIL about Dr. John Hinds was a Northern Irish doctor known for his contributions to prehospital care and high-speed motorcycle trauma medicine. He died in a motorcycle accident.
16wx4 TIL the woodlouse, a common crustacean that goes back 100 million years, has over 50 different common names used around the world
yvxJ TIL that horseshoe-crab blood, at $60,000/gallon, is valued to such an extreme degree because it is not only employed worldwide in bacterial contamination tests, it is also used in testings for every single drug approved by the FDA, making it a $50 million/year industry.
lomZN TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.
J1RGl TIL Wang Geon, the founder of Goryeo (a medieval Korean kingdom), had 30 wives and 34 children. He married daughters from powerful noble families to have their support. In contrast, his son Gwangjong, wanting to retain power only in the royal family, married his half-sister, and his niece