› added 4 years ago

86

TIL children's poet Shel Silverstein wrote many outlaw country songs, such as A Boy Named Sue.

Read more spectrumculture.com

via reddit.com

a8x09 TIL Ina "The Barefoot Contessa" 's husband, Jeffrey, is characterized on the show as kind of a semi-helpful goofy shlub. In reality he's an absolute badass with a shockingly impressive military record and potent government and finance career. More impressive than anything Ina has ever done.
o5Vr TIL the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships have been held annually in Finland since 2000. The event was created by a Nokia employee to create awareness of the rise in toxicity levels in landfills and lakes caused by discarded phones. The farthest throw was in 2014 at 362.3ft (110.42m).
R5D87 TIL that facial recognition on an iPhone probably doesn’t work on dead people.
loaYa TIL that the 'PSV' in the name of the Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven translates to 'Philips Sports Union', and was originally formed to serve the need for leisure activities of Philips employees.
nMPP TIL the first porn movie is from Argentina. It was produced in Argentina in 1907, and includes possibly the first use of extreme close-ups of genitalia.