› added 11 years ago

100

TIL there was a group of Jewish assassins who hunted Nazi war criminals after WWII

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0nd1 TIL that subscribers with female names to pay online pornography sites are flagged as likely sources of credit-card fraud, because “so many of these charges result in an angry wife or mother demanding a refund for the misuse of her card”.
xVrw1 Till vampire bats were placed on treadmills to observe their movements when not flying, it was discovered that they could gallop like a horse. It is believed they adapted in this way to move quickly between animals when feeding on their blood.
jyaa TIL There was a Smoking Lounge on the Hindenburg. “The smoking room was equipped with an electric lighter, similar to the kind of glowing coil that was once standard issue in automobiles”
16WV8 TIL Lego was flirting with bankruptcy, and the release of Bionicle, which accounted for 100% of their profits in 2003, saved them from going under.
PYy0E TIL about Fordite/Motor City Agate, a man-made, eco-friendly gem made from recycled car paint from hand-sprayed cars. The paint is then baked and formed into jewelry