› added 1 year ago

242

TIL That one of the legs of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas has a bend in it that doesn’t affect structural integrity

Read more reviewjournal.com

via reddit.com

G7p1 TIL in 1962, the actress Clara Blandick, who played “Auntie Em” in The Wizard of Oz, neatly arranged her room to display memorabilia, press clippings, and a resume of her career. She then dressed immaculately, took an overdose of sleeping pills, and tied a plastic bag over her head.
Or0a TIL When faced with a terminal illness, medical professionals, who know the limits of modern medicine, often opt out of life-prolonging treatment
7d7X TIL Abraham Lincoln never joined any church, and some of his closest friends rejected the idea that he was a believing Christian
kZE1 TIL that a man in Florida ran to his brothers bedroom after hearing him scream only to find the entire room and his brother swallowed by a sinkhole. They were never able to find the body.
KkXw TIL Anchorage, Alaska was so snow starved this year they actually had to import 7 train cars full of snow for the starting section of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race