› added 5 years ago

90

TIL of a brewery that sells hot pockets for $10 in order to circumvent indiana’s outdated liquor laws

Read more indystar.com

via reddit.com

oR977 TIL that “Hunt for Red October” was inspired by an actual defection attempt by Soviet naval mutineers in 1975. The mutineers seized a destroyer and made way for Sweden. The ship was bombed and disabled by the Soviets. The leader of the mutiny was quickly executed.
5YY5B TIL That the US Coast Guard still has a tall sailing ship in active service, the USCGC Eagle
nW8A9 TIL a Chinese club brought cricket to North Korea after deciding where to play their next tournament in a Shanghai pub one night in 2008
oBxyE TIL that in 1981, Mr. Rogers convinced a NPR Correspondent to host Roger's special show about divorce & children by calling them in the voice of Daniel Tiger to allay the correspondent's fears about hosting the show.
xOKo TIL the inspiration for the webcam came from a Computer Lab of the University of Cambridge. The cam was created to help people working in other parts of the building avoid pointless trips to the coffee pot by providing a live 128×128 greyscale picture of the state of the coffee pot.