› added 12 years ago

400

TIL that J.K. Rowling seriously considered killing Ron Weasley mid-series

Read more youtube.com

via bit.ly

G4e4 TIL that Lisbon is nearly four centuries older than Rome, and is the second oldest European capital after Athens.
kOyV1 TIL Even after being falsely prosecuted in the Dreyfus Affair Alfred Dreyfus returned to the French army and fought in World War One. Dreyfus fought at the Battle of Verdun and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-colonel.
wLKW8 TIL Scotland has the highest percentage of cocaine usage in the world with around 1 in 40 scots using the drug.
O4w7 TIL Telemarketers have caused some people to begin only answering calls from numbers that they actually recognize on their caller-ID displays, preventing emergency calls and calls from loved ones using pay-phones or someone else’s phone from getting through
XnjX TIL Subway actually accepted the Onion’s fake 9/11 remembrance coupon for two subs for $9.11.