› added 8 years ago

122

TIL of Clair Engle, a US Senator who was left unable to speak because of a brain tumor. In 1964, when the Senate voted on whether or not to break the filibuster on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he pointed to his eye, signaling his vote in favor of ending the filibuster (“aye”).

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

nee1b Just getting to the centre of the Earth and surviving is impossible. The Earth's core is about 9,000°F—as hot as the sun's surface—and would instantly roast anyone who found himself there. Then there's the pressure, which can reach roughly three million times that on the Earth's surface and would crush you. But let's not sweat the details. Once you arrive at the centre of the Earth, the physics gets really interesting.
b6ZON TIL After deposing the English monarchy, the English Republic went on to shut down all theatres, forbade entertainment and banned Christmas. These were eventually unbanned when the Monarchy returned to britain
myOR TIL that Stan Lee created an adult animated series called Stripperella where the lead character was a stripper superheroine/ secret agent voiced by Pamela Anderson
9YokG TIL there is a fish called the Minipizza Batfish. It’s flat and round like a miniature pizza.
0drvy TIL U.S. citizens who have never resided in the U.S. and have a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in one of 12 States (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wyoming) are not eligible to vote.