› added 12 years ago

99

TIL two twins who were believed neglected by their parents and believed to be retarded invented their own complex language to communicate with each other

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

69NMX TIL that Caesar used the knowledge that the calendar was out of alignment and that it was Autumn instead of Winter and thus safe to sail to beat a blockade and win the civil war against Pompey
JYbL1 TIL that famous mobster John Gotti has a grandson who professionally beats people up for a living. John Gotti the 3rd.
yVWXp TIL that the Presidential transition between Truman and Eisenhower was extraordinarily acrimonious. In their car ride to the capital for the inauguration, Eisenhower wondered aloud "what SOB ordered my son back [from Korea], just to embarrass me.” Truman replied "I did."
VMxQ4 TIL: Steve Jobs was infamous for parking his Mercedes in handicapped parking spots. He also didn’t use license plates.
e45D TIL The Director of the Truman Show had the idea of installing a video camera in every theater where the movie played and having the projectionist cut from the film to the video of the audience