› added 11 years ago

87

TIL Nicholas Cage was offered the role of Aragon in the first Lord of the Rings film but turned it down due to ‘family obligations’

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

DPmr TIL that in WWI, the Scottish Black Watch infantry were called, “The Ladies from Hell” because of their kilts and vicious fighting ability.
mxY9P TIL In 1866 The Liechtenstein Army sent 80 soldiers to war, but 81 returned. None of the 80 soldiers were harmed and they picked up an Italian "friend" on the way back.
e0RJn TIL A deer's eyes are more sensitive to light than ours. That's why when a deer is suddenly struck by the beam of a car’s headlights, its fully dilated pupils become blinded by the abundance of light, so it cannot see at all. This is why the deer just stands still in front of the car.
N8Kb TIL Adam Sandler won both the worst actor and actress Razzie awards for his movie Jack and Jill
7raJX TIL that the inner columns of Windsor Guildhall don't actually touch the ceiling; Sir Christopher Wren was forced to add them at the insistence of the Council, however he made them short on purpose to prove that they were not needed in the first place.