› added 1 year ago

125

TIL that part of Icelandic Christmas lore is that a giant cat, the Yule Cat will kill you if you don't give or receive clothing on Christmas.

Read more thegreatcat.org

via reddit.com

XRYr TIL River Pheonix was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but died. Christian Slater got his role, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River’s favorite charities.
OGGg7 TIL a waterfall rivaling Niagara Falls once flowed off the California coast where the Golden Gate Bridge now stands
wLRm8 TIL Before 1952 golfers couldn't mark their ball on the green, even if it interfered with another player's putt
PyNG TIL some have argued that the US legally holds sovereignty over Taiwan due to a peace treaty signed at the end of World War II. In 2006, a group of Taiwanese residents unsuccessfully filed a complain asking for Taiwanese residents to receive US Constitutional rights for this reason.
WBR8 TIL A man in Canada smuggles Trader Joe’s branded groceries from the US to sell in his store “Pirate Joes” in Canada.