› added 7 years ago

101

TIL Roald Dahl was buried with his snooker cues, some very good burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils and a power saw.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

kJeY1 TIL the Ancient Greeks believed that the North Pole was actually a sunny and temperate sanctuary called Hyperborea, which was blessed by Apollo.
5D5r TIL that the first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge was a professional high diver who “wanted to demonstrate that people did not die by simply falling through the air”. He proved himself correct by falling 135 feet safely through the air, only dying when he hit the water.
MyYK TIL that Stalin was preparing to invade Germany before Hitler invaded USSR first.
4XxOa TIL the rugged tropical Pacific island of Nuku Hiva is covered with pine forests, planted by sailors centuries ago. It makes parts of the island look like the European Alps.
R7kgw TIL the nests (beds) that Chimpanzees make for themselves on tree tops are much cleaner, containing fewer microbes and parasites, compared to human beds.