› added 8 years ago

136

TIL that none of the paintings Bob Ross painted on air were spontaneous. He would refer to a painting he created earlier that was hidden off camera.

Read more mentalfloss.com

via reddit.com

6Emy8 TIL Spain invaded and attempted to colonize Cambodia in the 1590s
P1MZw TIL that, thought destroyed by Nazis, a priceless mosaic owned by Roman emperor Caligula ended up as a coffee table for 50 years in a NYC apartment.
gr8jy TIL: Disney is contractually obligated to air The 700 Club, Pat Robertson's ultra-conservative Christian news magazine, three times a day on its Freeform cable channel, even though the rest of its shows have rather liberal themes. They play disclaimers beforehand to warn the audience.
kVpB TIL that after injecting cocaine into his urethra, a man suffered “‘extravagant complications’ that led to the loss of both legs, nine fingers and his penis.”
9YKKD TIL a sense of humor belongs to the set of strengths positive psychologists call transcendence; together they help us forge connections to the world and provide meaning to life. Appreciation of humor correlates with other strengths, too, such as wisdom and love of learning.