› added 1 year ago

183

TIL Genghis Khan’s empire would eventually become the largest contiguous land empire in history.

Read more education.nationalgeographic.org

via reddit.com

Dbmg TIL Elliot Ness, the man famous for bringing down Al Capone’s bootlegging empire during Prohibition, eventually became a raging alcoholic and often told glorified stories of his exploits while drinking in taverns.
KWPa TIL that the first aircraft hijacker in Norway surrendered his weapon for a six-pack
X0VAR TIL that around 15,000 US soldiers died in Pilot training during WW2. They lost 65,164 planes during the war but only 22,948 was lost in combat.
wL07P TIL that there are sea slugs that look like fuzzy little bunny rabbits.
8ajlG TIL that the term "Big Bertha" comes from Bertha Krupp, the sole owner of the company who manufactured the popular German WW1 "big bertha" siege howitzer cannon.