› added 2 years ago

65

TIL in 2008, a woman died of blunt force craniocerebral trauma when a 75-pound (34 kg) spotted eagle ray leaped out of the water and knocked her over onto the deck of the vessel she was aboard. The spotted eagle ray also died at impact.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

Wor8 TIL: since 2006 US retail companies have cut 1,000,000 full time positions and added 500,000 part time positions.
d8kod TIL After losing a drunken bet with his bandmates, Sabaton singer Joakim Broden had to walk to the band's next gig. Broden walked from Falun, Sweden to Trondheim, Norway, over ~700km, staying at fans' houses and accepting food/beer donations along the way to complete the journey.
9YamM TIL that Ismail I, the Turco-Persian founder of the Safavid empire, started his rebellion at the age of 12, crowned himself King of Kings at the age of 14 after capturing Tabriz, and conquered most of Iran and Central Asia by the age of 23.
xVWNb TIL the official centre of London is marked by a plaque inset into the pavement behind a statue of King Charles I, to the south of Trafalgar Square. Distances to London on road signs throughout Britain are measured from this point.
X8MQ TIL The harmonious coexistence of the various religions along Pitt Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia has earned the street its nickname - the Street of Harmony. Places of worship of Islam,Taoism,Hinduism and Christianity are located within metres of one another along this street.