› added 7 years ago

202

TIL that an American minister travelled to Britain to learn methods to teach the deaf. After being denied by the British, he learned his methods from the French. As a result, ASL has a 60% similarity to French sign language, and is almost unintelligible to a British sign language user.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

R5km4 TIL that undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano came very close to losing by decision to Jersey Joe Walcott in 1952. Marciano had been trailing behind Walcott, when he managed a KO in the opening of the 13th Round.
VMp1G TIL That 35% of roads in the United States are unpaved
wLjrE TIL that Russian scientists discovered a Nazi base in the Arctic named "Schatzgraber" (Treasure Hunter). Officially a weather station the site was abandoned when staff manning the site was said to have eaten raw polar bear meat that was contaminated with roundworms.
9EnG TIL Walt Disney’s last words were “Kurt Russell.”
AQQn TIL the oldest tree in the world is one that is 5062–5063 years old