› added 1 month ago

7

TIL "Bagdad Bob", Information Minister under Saddam Hussein was known for his greatly inaccurate TV announcements. He reported that American troops and tanks had not entered Bagdad while they were heard fighting only a few hundred meters from the studio.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

yQJ8l TIL that 'Passing the Buck' comes from using a buckhorn handled knife to designate the next dealer in a poker game; a player could decline the deal and 'pass the buck'
694lm TIL senior cats can develop cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS). CDS is often referred to as cat or feline dementia.
b600 TIL there was a pre-WWII movement called Technocracy, which held that scientists and engineers should take over the government and economy from politicians and economists. The leader of the movement was known as the Great Engineer.
QJrWM TIL that the largest terrestrial animal of Antartica is Belgica antartica - a small flightless midge that burrows into snow to survive the harsh temperatures.
16VR8 TIL Amidst the sinking of the RMS Titanic, some passengers refused to evacuate, convinced that staying onboard was safer than the small lifeboats. However, Chief baker Charles Joughin intervened, forcefully guiding hesitant passengers onto the deck and into the lifeboats for their own well-being.