› added 11 years ago

227

TIL a 2005 FX docudrama (“Oil Storm”) portended a major hurricane hitting New Orleans causing citizens to take refugee in the Superdome and a resulting national increase in gas price… A scant three months before Katrina.

Read more imdb.com

via reddit.com

xmQg TIL that despite World War I being over 100 years ago, France still recovers 900 tons of un-exploded munitions (mostly from that war) every year.
9wPNG TIL Joseph Christmas, the first white American to explore the Grand Canyon, thought it worthless to visitors, writing, "The region is valueless. After entering there is nothing to do but leave. Ours has been the first and will doubtless be the last party of whites to visit this profitless locality."
D1owr TIL there is about 47.5 billion dollars on unused gift cards floating around since 2005
Wk804 TIL Scientists tracking the migration of swifts discovered they can stay airborne for 10 months straight without ever landing. Of those birds that did land, they still spent 99.5% of their ten months in the air.
LQ4V TIL Billionaire Libertarian Mark Cuban Pays More Than he is Required in Taxes Because, “It’s the most Patriotic thing you can do.”