› added 9 years ago

108

TIL the Canadians had Japanese internment camps like the Americans

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

R7x41 TIL Bishop John Atherton Was The First Person To Be Tried And Executed Under An Anti-Sodomy Law He Had Helped Institute.
DpAp TIL that the title of the famous Led Zeppelin song “Black Dog” has nothing to do with the lyrics and instead refers to the black Labrador retriever that was wandering around the studio.
VMGLQ TIL about the aranmula kannadi, a valuable mirror that reflects with zero distortion. It is thus said to be the truest mirror in the world.
4MKN TIL after iced trees flattened her wood home, a woman in small-town Mississippi brought in a Boeing 727 to use as a house. It is anchored on the back end while the tip hangs out over a lake and features a Jacuzzi in the former cockpit
4kKxJ TIL actor Joel McHale, who hit on Mila Kunis' character in the movie Ted by showing her a picture of his high school diving team, actually was an athlete. Originally recruited to UW's rowing team, he became a walk on tight end on their football team the year UW went to the Rose Bowl (1993).