› added 10 years ago

54

TIL that Bill Ward, drummer for Black Sabbath, was set on fire several times by his band mates as pranks. One almost resulted in his death

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

5VeJk TIL The small citrus fruit known as Kumquats were cultivated in China for more than a thousand years and introduced to Europe in the 19th century.
neVlP TIL about Luke "Milky" Moore. He abused a bank error to overdraft $1.5million and spent it on cars, drugs, and sex before he was caught and sent to jail. He successfully argued his own case and was released without having to pay any of it back.
LkK89 TIL Celine Dion's vocal performance for "My Heart Will Go On" was recorded in only one take as a rough demo. She intended to re-record it but Titanic composer James Horner loved it and left the vocals untouched when he produced the final mix.
xV887 TIL Giorgio Moroder created the revolutionary bassline to I Feel Love after being disappointed at how unfuturistic the Cantina band was in Star Wars.
VnPk TIL that Sony and Microsoft are only making a profit of $14 and $28 on each next-gen console sold.