› added 12 years ago

166

TIL During World War II, Japanese Army officers hosted a party for the Japanese Navy officers, and when they ran out of meat they consumed the liver of recently deceased american soldier.

Read more cracked.com

via reddit.com

5VKBQ TIL in 1943, a U.S. bomber took 11 direct hits to its fuel tanks—but none exploded. The bombs were empty, and one carried a Czech note saying, 'This is all we can do for you now.'"
JY7rQ TIL that, during the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, up to 1,460 eggs were served to the cast and crew each morning for breakfast.
pYwXA TIL: The Ron Howard movie, Gung Ho, is used by Toyota as an example of how not to manage Americans.
oBW5W TIL that the check mark is believed to have been created during the Roman Empire. "V" was used to shorten the word "veritas", meaning 'truth'. This was used to indicate yes, true, or confirmed on items in a list. Over time, the design of the mark changed.
xVXWo TIL a dolphin at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies was given a reward of fish for turning in trash that had fallen in the pool to the trainers, including dead seagulls. She began hiding fish under a rock to use to lure gulls, which she would catch to get even more fish.