› added 10 years ago

204

TIL Rap Artist Nelly Has Sent Two Kids To College Every Year For The Past 10 Years

Read more hellobeautiful.com

via reddit.com

5Vnbp TIL According to his widow, Constanze, Mozart received the commission for composing his Requiem from a mysterious messenger who did not reveal the commissioner's identity, and that Mozart came to believe that he was writing the requiem for his own funeral.
LQg99 TIL that Japan’s Tobe Zoo conducts lion escape drills using a human in a lion costume. Due to Japan’s earthquake-prone location, these elaborate drills are crucial to prepare for emergencies
v7n8 TIL that The Simpons character “Edna Krabappel” was retired after Emmy Award-winning voice actress Marcia Wallace died in 2013. To acknowledged her death, the chalkboard in the opening sequence was changed to read a single “We’ll really miss you Mrs. K”
wL108 TIL subway cars after being decommissioned are dropped into the ocean to become a home for sea life.
nwx7 TIL The first Atomic bomb dropped on Japan was assembled while the aircraft was actually in flight, because bombers kept crashing and burning on the runway. It took them 25 minutes to assemble the weapon while in flight.