› added 9 years ago

256

TIL every time Paul Rudd goes on Conan’s show to promote a movie, he instead shows a poorly staged clip from the movie Mac and Me.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

DQ8Y TIL Homosexuality has been decriminalized in France since 1791
ANp5n TIL The United States military invaded Canada in 1812. US lost
NX7BN TIL the ancient city of Hieropolis in modern Turkey was thought to be the location of a Gate to Hell by the Romans. This was likely due to toxic levels of CO2 from gas vents that killed animals with noses close to the ground. The vents are bricked up today for tourists' safety.
Yl9P TIL the jets extending from slow-motion Nuclear Explosions are the tower’s support cables being vaporized by x-rays before the shockwave even hits.
d86vB TIL Abraham Lincoln faces a different direction on the penny because the penny is an adaptation of a plaque by Victor David Brenner. The illustration was placed on the penny as a result of President Theodore Roosevelt's love for Brenner's work.