› added 2 years ago

204

TIL that squirrels too can get fat.

Read more archives.wbur.org

via reddit.com

WvO9 TIL there was a service dog named Endal, who, in 2001, rescued his unconscious owner by putting him in the recovery position, covering him with a blanket, retrieving his mobile phone, and running to a nearby hotel to obtain help after his wheelchair was clipped by a vehicle.
mgxo TIL comedian Bill Burr decided to abandon his prepared comedy set in Philadelphia in order to heckle and berate the audience for his entire 12 minute set after they drunkenly booed several preceding comedians.
NXyvP TIL a man received a letter from the Oregon Employment Department that stated he was fired from The Home Depot because he "assisted the police in preventing a kidnapping". It was posted on social media and covered by national news. Home Depot leadership reversed the decision and offered him back pay
WkK9B TIL The excessive drool during nausea is to protect your throat, mouth & teeth from the acidic vomit
yVYpM TIL that Henryk Siwiak was killed on a street of Brooklyn shortly before midnight. He is the only victim on the list of murders in New York on September 11, 2001, since the city does not include the deaths from the 9/11 attacks in its official crime statistics. His murder has never been solved.