› added 7 years ago

151

TIL that the Swedish Chef’s accent sounds Norwegian to Swedes

Read more slate.com

via ift.tt

oBrwK TIL That the film "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" was based on the life of comedian Bert Kreischer. Kreischer is known for his partying antics, and for his "Machine" story where he talks about robbing a train with Russian mafia while on a class field trip during his senior year at FSU.
4X1W5 TIL Mark Harmon's sister was married to both Ozzie Nelson's son AND Grant Tinker's son. She is also the mother of actress Tracy Nelson and musicians Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who professional are a duo called Nelson.
XEAe8 TIL that the world's fastest land animal was named Sarah, a South African cheetah who, at age 11, ran 100m in 5.95 seconds (or 61 mph). She lived in the Cincinnati Zoo and passed away at 15 years of age in 2016.
1a558 TIL Chipmunks and other small rodents have fast reaction time because they process light faster. They see the world in slow motion.
Egg0o TIL South American independences were planned by Thomas Maitland, the Maitland Plan consisted on capturing Buenos Aires and Chile, and then emancipate Peru and Quito. It was not employed by Britain but José de San Martín who was introduced to the plan, he would "liberate" great part of the continent