› added 9 years ago

246

TIL Britain has the safest AC power plugs in the world

Read more fastcodesign.com

via reddit.com

N7MJN TIL That Grease 2 was meant to be the 2nd film in a 4 film franchise, plans were scrapped after the movie bombed. Disney ended up adapting the unused script for Grease 3, which became High School Musical.
KYmrE TIL Arthur Wharton, born Ghana, 1865, became the 100 yard world record holder for 30 years, the world's first professional black soccer player, a cycling champion, a professional cricketer and then a top level rugby player. He died penniless in 1930 and was buried in an unmarked paupers grave.
v1YwD TIL until just recently, Nintendo of America had complete ownership of the Seattle Mariners baseball team.
E1mKp TIL that One of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages " Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs " was accidentally discovered in 1900 when a donkey was suddenly swallowed by the earth below.
xoMB TIL that when a Hun leader died warriors would slash their cheeks to “cry blood” in mourning.