› added 5 days ago

2

TIL the Hoover Dam was completed 2 years ahead of schedule

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

mxXpv TIL about Gary Plauche, a man who murdered his son’s molester and kidnapper on live TV. He received no jail time.
MdD8 TIL: Bee stings are acidic and should be treated with bicarbonate of soda, but wasp stings are alkali, so you should use lemon juice.
oRl07 TIL a woman in China reportedly cut off her husband's penis with a scissors while he slept after she found out he had sent racy emails to another woman. In addition, while he was recovering in the hospital from the surgery that reattached it: she reportedly cut it off again & threw it out the window
Gv6j TIL all the “meat” on a Subway cold-cut combo is actually turkey-based.
R7kY9 TIL Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, "That's how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael."