› added 5 years ago

98

TIL that rapper DMX became addicted to Crack Cocaine at age 14, has fathered 15 children and has been arrested over 20 times.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

R79rQ TIL Researchers found that the best way to protect against heart disease was to drink beer daily, or almost daily, but to limit consumption to between half a litre and one litre a day
78GJX TIL: In 1999 the Deer Terrace Pavilion was uncovered in China dating back to 1046 BC. It was a pool named the "Lake of Wine and Forest of Meat" which was filled with wine and meat was hung around it. King Zhou reportedly died there after his defeat and burned it, his jewels, and himself.
Vrp8 TIL people can learn to use echolocation so well that they can climb mountains and bike on streets blind
5VX98 TIL: In 1994 Karl Wendlinger crashed his formula 1 car in the Monaco Grand Prix and survived a crash that rated 360g’s
LkwQp TIL that one of the main reasons you aren't supposed to eat after the dentist is because the lack of pain from numbness can cause you to bite parts of your mouth off, like lips or tongue.