› added 3 weeks ago

4

TIL that when Ronnie James Dio came to record his part of Tenaciou's D's "Kickapoo," he brought his own mic. The producer told Dio that he wouldn't need it as their mic was top of the line. One his first take, Dio effectively destroyed the studio's mic and they had to use his

Read more ultimate-guitar.com

via reddit.com

a8o49 TIL a Canadian doctor named Norman Bethune basically invented mobile blood transfusions during the Spanish Civil War, then went to China and became a hero there for bringing frontline medical care to rural areas
mxZoY TIL the notoriously austere and disciplined Spartan King Agesilaus was once caught by a friend riding a stick horsie while playing with his kids. The King begged his friend not to tell anyone, saying he'd understand once he had kids of his own.
J1RJ4 TIL That Henry VIII’s Foot Combat Armour was studied to help develop space suits.
mxJWM TIL that when Alfred Hitchcock was five his father sent him to the police with a note, the policeman looked at the note and locked him in jail for few minutes. This experience left him with lifelong fear of policemen and he wouldn't even drive a car in case he got a parking ticket.
nWg4G TIL that the sneezing reflex to sunlight is called the Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome, or ACHOO Syndrome! About 15 - 35% of the population has this syndrome.