› added 2 years ago

65

TIL that the first person ever diagnosed with autism is still alive

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Nra6 TIL in 2008, while promoting a new High School Musical film , Disney had to withdraw a line of young girls underwear from the shelves after they were deemed too sexually suggestive. Why? They had the slogan “Dive in” written on the front.
V0PZ TIL that Ikea names sofas, coffee tables, bookshelves, media storage and doorknobs after places in Sweden; beds, wardrobes and hall furniture after places in Norway; carpets after places in Denmark and dining tables and chairs after places in Finland.
grYxb TIL that Disney pioneered the use of storyboards to plan out animated films.
mxAZO TIL that in 1961 a DC-8 airliner broke the sound barrier for 14 seconds while in a dive.
YpGMG TIL: From AD 755-766, the An Lushan Rebellion consumed the Tang Dynasty in China. Modern estimates suggest ~13 million died (5% of the world's population at the time) from the conflict and subsequent societal collapse