› added 8 years ago

471

TIL that dueling is still technically legal in Texas, because mutual consent is a defense against assault.

Read more baylorlariat.com

via ift.tt

e0QrD TIL that the Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide, a militant organisation active from 1975 to 1987, attacked Turkish representatives and interests in Europe, North America and Australia, killing more than 30 people, among them more than 10 Turkish diplomats and attachés
4XEba TIL Badass of the Week: Lachhiman Gurung -- After a grenade exploded in his right hand Gurung was left bleeding, partially blinded and one armed. Then he grabbed his rifle, chambered a round, and shouted, "Now come and fight a Gurkha!". Killed 31 Japanese soldiers in 4 hours that night.
yQLpJ TIL that Russian stadium didn't meet FIFA regulations so they added 18k seats
RvB9 TIL: A gay couple who were front and center in media supporting same-sex adoption later adopted a baby boy for the sole purpose of molesting him and did so for six years.
9Y1MX TIL when a woman in Tokyo jumped into a river in an apparent suicide attempt, a group of Sumo wrestlers from the Sakaigawa-beya heya helped to pull the woman from the water; she had no life-threatening injuries. ("heya" literally means "room" but is normally translated in English as "stable").