› added 12 years ago

72

TIL there are still 7 U.S. states banning atheists from holding public office

Read more deathandtaxesmag.com

via reddit.com

lGRN TIL: in 2006 a man in Sudan was ordered to marry a goat after he was caught having sex with it.
9YXD TIL ~ During the 2008 Olympics China employed 30 airplanes, 4,000 rocket launchers, and 7,000 anti-aircraft guns to stop rain. Shooting various chemicals into any threatening clouds to shrink rain drops before they reach the stadium. rf#29
xV4O1 TIL that John Williams, the legend film composer (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) had problems with the musical timings in E.T.’s BMX chase scene. Steven Spielberg told him to record the music just as he wanted, he then edited the chase sequence around Willams’s Oscar winning soundtrack.
l7xZG TIL, Water intoxication can happen if you drink too much water too fast and can be deadly
NXm08 TIL gold can be very toxic if it's in a biologically active compound. A common use for gold salts is rheumatoid arthritis.