› added 9 months ago

118

TIL: The last surviving widow of the American Civil War passed away in 2021. In 1936, 17 year old Helen Jackson secretly married 93 year old Civil War veteran James Bolin. He passed away just three years later. Helen would live to the age of 101.

Read more veteransbreakfastclub.org

via reddit.com

d8gDB TIL that only one European Royal family does not descend from Queen Victoria.
BrD4W TIL in Albania, a burrnesha, or sworn virgin, is a woman who takes an vow of chastity and to appear as a man to then be given many of the rights of men including inheriting their family's wealth.
W7kDA TIL there's a fake American Wild West town in England, called Laredo, built by re-enactors, who bring it to life every other weekend.
e5dg TIL During the Winter War Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov said the soviet planes over Finland were not bombers but humanitarian food drops. The Finns responded by naming their improvised explosives Molotov Cocktails, “A drink to go with the food.”
Mby7 TIL federal prisoners must pay $0.05 per minute to read and type emails, despite earning as little as $0.23 per hour