› added 12 years ago

102

TIL Chinese checkers is a a German variation of an American game. It was later introduced to the Chinese by the Japanese.

Read more m.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

J1wRm TIL that 95% of all thoroughbred racehorses today can trace their lineage back to a single horse, Darley Arabian, born over 300 years ago.
4k85b TIL that one of the most popular stars of the silent film era in Hollywood was a Japanese man named Sessue Hayakawa. His “broodingly handsome good looks” made him a “heartthrob for American women”.
jNw1E TIL Bill Murray hired an assistant who 'was profoundly deaf and spoke only in sign language' to make communication as difficult as possible between him, the director and the studio during the filming of 'Groundhog Day'
1vQr TIL that when asked about his political view Robert Downey Jr. said “you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and come out a liberal.”
xVWN0 TIL - Paul Stamets the character on Star Trek Discovery that helps transport the ship anywhere in the universe by accessing the “mycelium network” is a homage to the real life mycologist of the same name.