› added 6 years ago

131

TIL during the murder of 1,500 Jews from Józefów, the commander of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 allowed his subordinates to opt out of direct participation. Fewer than 12 men out of a battalion of 500 did so.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

YpOQZ TIL that, at the time of his death aged 97 years and 4 days, Harland Fairweather was the oldest person ever with a living parent. His mother Violent Brown died almost five months later at age 117.
xjb1 TIL Blur bassist Alex James drank so much champagne during his bands ‘90s heyday that he was solely responsible for 1% of all champagne imported into the UK.
D1PaY TIL: Roosters have built-in earplugs. It prevents them from damaging their hearing as they crow. When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals closes completely.
5Adp TIL Hawaii is the most geographically isolated land mass in the world. Over 90% of the native terrestrial plants and animals are unique to the islands. This level of endemism surpasses all other places on Earth— even the Galapagos Islands.
Oorl4 TIL, the worst opening in chess is called The Bongcloud Attack. It has been used by Grandmasters as both a joke and as a show of dominance.