› added 2 years ago

66

TIL: The United States Army is the second largest Air Force in the world, by number of aircraft.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

e0rXk TIL that Jews were often blamed and persecuted for being the cause of the Black Plague.
dwar TIL Dr. Dre once beat the crap out of a female TV host who aired a segment he didn’t like and responded with “she deserved it”
6MpY TIL Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a ‘plus’ size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0 / UK size 8
loP1r TIL Rene Lima-Marin was sentenced arrested on the charges of robbery and kidnapping, but accidentally released 90 years too early, got married and started a law-abiding life. The mistake was caught, and he was sent back to prison. The judge later freed him.
ANObl TIL Chicory has been a historic substitute for coffee. Frederick the Great banned coffee in Prussia which led to the mass production of chicory by 1795 and the chicory drinks were common in Napoleonic France. Chicory drinks also became popular in Confederate states because of the Union blockade.