› added 11 years ago

117

TIL 57% of the men mobilised in World War I died

Read more statisticbrain.com

via reddit.com

ONe7 TIL the 1978 “UFO abduction” of Frederick Valentich has been solved: out searching for UFOs, the inexperienced pilot saw “4 points of light of an elongated UFO”. Recent astronomical simulations show a perfect diamond formed by Mercury, Venus, Mars and nearby star Antares.
0daZv TIL that, thanks to the influence of Anheuser-Busch, Missouri has some of the loosest liquor laws in the US. Open containers in vehicles, drinking in public, and public intoxication are generally legal; gas stations and pharmacies can sell hard liquor; and bars can double as liquor stores.
p8QjZ TIL that in Finland it is illegal for schools to charge tuition and so rich kids go to the same schools as everyone else (including universities!)
yVGbp TIL the 1990 Larry Cohen film "The Ambulance" is the first film to feature a Stan Lee cameo.
69gaw TIL construction of the Manchester Ship Canal began in 1887 and took six years and cost £15 million at the time.