› added 3 years ago

132

TIL thieves used watermelon skin to slide ATM out of store in Colombia

Read more freshplaza.com

via reddit.com

l7nx5 TIL that Zambia produced a unique genre of rock music called Zamrock, inspired by James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and traditional African music. It faded out after the economic collapse of Zambia in the 80s.
yp4p TIL that a family went into hiding from Soviets in Siberia after WWI. And weren’t found for over 40 years, unaware of WWII, the space race, or plastic bags
EgJWX TIL Nicaragua was a popular choice for a US canal at the start of the 20th century, but narrowly lost out to Panama due to, among other reasons, a stamp showing a violently exploding Nicaraguan volcano being used as propaganda.
8aamX TIL the author of Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown) died at 42 while showing a doctor how healthy she was feeling. She kicked up her leg, dislodging a blood clot which then travelled to her heart and killed her.
QJy6a TIL Mark Hamill is voice actor of Fire Lord Ozai