› added 1 year ago

59

TIL: At no point in the 1960s magazine profile "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" does the writer actually speak to—or interact with—Frank Sinatra

Read more esquire.com

via reddit.com

Eg5dp TIL The first standardized rain gauge was invented in 1441 by Korean King Sejong's son, Prince Munjong.
XERoj TIL The Joker character in Batman myth was based on a character in 'The Man Who Laughs', a 1928 movie about a man who is disfigured with a permanent grin. The movie is based on Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name, meaning that the Joker's origins are 150 years old.
78lLZ TIL naturalization in Liechtenstein is done through popular vote, and only candidates who have actively participated in local community life for 10+ years are likely to be accepted as citizens
QJOxp TIL: A Filipino doctor who helped discover Erythromycin requested for $500 million in royalties to build a foundation for more accessible health services but was rejected and died without a single centavo.
b9wXN TIL that California is home to world’s oldest, tallest, and the largest trees.