› added 5 years ago

102

TIL that the surgeon who pioneered organ transplant proved it by sewing dogs heads to other dogs

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0gyN TIL that The Matrix was inspired by a philosophical concept called ‘Brain in a vat’ which can theoretically be proven yet remain unproven forever.
m1N6Y TIL that on April 23 1953 Dwight D Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10450 which banned homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors. An estimated 5000-10,000 people lost their jobs because of this policy, now known as the "lavender scare".
oBgWL TIL 99% of internet data travels along a handful of undersea cables
4X7DR TIL the Jurassic Park film crew were stranded after a hurricane. The pilot that flew them to safety was the same pilot who played Jock, the guy that flew Indiana Jones to safety in the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark over 11 years earlier
69AX8 TIL Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money was one of the first people to cover the Ted Bundy murders.