› added 5 years ago

88

TIL that America's first space shuttle, The Enterprise, was supposed to be called The Constitution but had its name changed after a massive write-in campaign from Star Trek fans. At the dedication, Gene Roddenberry and cast members from the show were in attendance.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

PP9w TIL In his spare time, Steve Carell runs a General Store in Massachusetts.
ODN6 TIL Singapore Airlines Flight 21 (formerly the worlds longest scheduled flight) was so long, that the airline had to install special lockers on the aircraft to store corpses incase anybody died en route.
BdOd TIL Walter White is also the name of a jazz musician who has a new album entitled “Breaking Good”
Bgdak TIL: Cholesterol extracted from Carrots was the basis for the discovery of "Liquid Crystals" due to their two melting point states. The ability to change the polarization of light through the states led to the creation of the LCD screens used today.
GAGVJ TIL: The British Secret Service discovered that semen made a great invisible ink while under the leadership of Mansfield Smith-Cumming. His agents adopted the motto, "Every man his own stylo." They later stopped the use due to the smell and questions about agents' masturbatory habits.