› added 6 years ago

97

TIL that running a mile only burns 105 net calories (about 7 Doritos.)

Read more runnersworld.com

via reddit.com

R50Zw TIL in high school, with his imposing physique and mustache, most of Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s classmates thought he was an undercover cop.
XXpR TIL General Douglas MacArthur earned seven Silver Stars in WWI, vomited on the White House steps, wore a kimono while working at home as Army Chief of Staff, was awarded the very first Purple Heart, was Father of the Year in 1942, and told JFK to not get involved in Vietnam
VBl0p TIL that the US nuclear codes were 00000000 for twenty years
41Jg TIL Swedish blood donors first recieve a ‘Thank you’ text when they initially donate blood, but they also recieve a text whenever their blood is used to help someone.
4kLQN TIL a man on a ski trip in New York went to his car, entered a fugue state, and ended up in California 6 days later