› added 11 years ago

263

TIL that by the original definition, highly developed countries such as Switzerland and Sweden were seen as “Third World countries”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

4MNb TIL Sean Bean is terrified of flying. So during Lord of the Rings when the cast had to fly to remote shoot locations by helicopter, like the snowy mountains, he travelled part of the way via ski-lift and then spend two hours walking the remainder of the journey, in full Boromir costume.
0nXM TIL there was a Russian guy who would dig up young girls’ graves, mummify bodies, and dress them up at his home. His parents thought they were just plain dolls.
Ow96 TIL that in 1952, a French man used a contagious and deadly virus to kill rabbits on his estate. It spread out of control, killing up to 98% of rabbits in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Britain. He was later given a medal by the head of the Department of Rivers and Forests.
ZlKR TIL that no study has shown the food additive MSG to be dangerous and the entire public outcry against it in the 1970s was because of one letter sent to the New England Journal of Medicine
KOke6 TIL that bug spray doesn’t actually repel bugs, it masks your scent so they don’t find you as easily