› added 8 months ago

57

TIL that an Australian man survived a wildfire by scuba diving in his friend’s pool while the fire raged around him

Read more news.sky.com

via reddit.com

6EPgY TIL that Joaquin Phoenix flipped his car, and in the wreckage, he heard a voice say, "Just relax." He replied, "I'm fine. I am relaxed." The man replied, "No you're not," and stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gasoline was leaking into the car. This man was famed director Werner Herzog.
ANZNa TIL that while making 'Léon: The Professional', director Luc Besson married and impregnated 15-year-old Maïwenn Le Besco, whom he had met 3 years earlier. Maïwenn would later say in an interview that the relationship between Mathilda and Léon in the film was inspired by her relationship with Besson.
M7V1K TIL all black holes emit radiation and, if they don’t consume enough matter, eventually evaporate and disappear
rBpx TIL that May 20, 2010 was declared “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” as a response to jihadist threats against cartoonists
oRnvA TIL In Laos it it illegal for foreign nationals and Lao citizens to have sexual relations unless the two are married.