› added 6 years ago

485

TIL that Keith Richards went to court expecting a multi-year jail sentence but ordered to give a benefit concert for the blind instead.

Read more thestar.com

via reddit.com

pYYRb TIL that, as of a couple of days ago, Queen Elizabeth II is the second longest-reigning monarch in known history
wmlW TIL that an influential feminist theorist published that E=MC2 is a sexist equation for giving the speed of light too much privilege and that men cannot understand fluid mechanics because they don’t menstruate which leaves them unfamiliar with fluids.
ne9kP TIL: There are two red lines, on the floor, in the House Of Commons that opposing members are not allowed to cross. The measured distance is the length of two swords, and was intended to deter two members from initiating an on the spot duel.
OG6d1 TIL Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni made a documentary about China that angered the CCP so much, they carried out an anti-Antonioni campaign that included televised denouncements, nationwide written criticisms and even anti-Antonioni songs taught to schoolchildren
V5dZ TIL During ‘Brainstorm’ filming, Natalie Wood drowned while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken. Wood’s body was discovered 1Mile away and small dinghy found nearby. The autopsy showed bruises on her body and arms as well as an abrasion on her left cheek.