› added 4 months ago

84

TIL that Winona Ryder, who is Jewish and was born Winona Laura Horowitz, says Mel Gibson once called her an 'oven dodger.'

Read more today.com

via reddit.com

XbDj TIL that the sadistic captain of the guard in The Shawshank Redemption is also the voice actor for Mr Krabs
pOw4 TIL Walt Disney’s staff once presented him with a cartoon on his birthday depicting Snow White having sex with the seven dwarfs. Disney applauded at the film’s ingenuity and casually wondered who was responsible. When the blushing illustrators identified themselves, Disney fired them.
5Y9Zr TIL that Samuel L. Jackson was a functional crack addict for fifteen years.
6E5ew TIL up to 95% of the historic structures in the city of Mecca have been demolished over the last three decades. Many of the sites were over 1000 years old and many were connected to the life and times of the prophet Muhammad and his companions.
Mj87 TIL that due to the high intelligence and strong family ties of elephants, some researchers argue it is morally wrong for humans to cull them.