› added 7 years ago

603

TIL Freddie Mercury’s larger mouth was due to 4 extra teeth on his upper jaw.

Read more loudersound.com

via reddit.com

VBV64 TIL Sydney Greenstreet was not a movie actor until he was 61 years old, his first acting experience was in the movie The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Kasper Gutman. he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie.
6EpnX TIL duck boat tours use replica or surplus military DUKW vehicles used for amphibious landings in WW2
pb6b TIL astronauts use liquid salt and pepper because the normal type would just float away and be a safety hazard.
ne4p9 TIL green screens are green because it doesn’t match any natural skin tone of the actor so no part of them will be accidentally edited out.
8ajrL TIL a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Great Famine in Ireland, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide employme