› added 10 years ago

159

TIL in major cities like Brooklyn and London there are entirely fake townhouses that hide subterranean chimney vents, emergency subway exits and more … all in plain sight yet camouflaged and normally unnoticed within their architectural surroundings

Read more weburbanist.com

via reddit.com

VMYxm TIL Benjamin Franklin raised his illegitimate son (mother never revealed), who assisted his father in the famous kite experiment. But William became the leader of the Loyalists in the Revolution. They never reconciled, meeting only briefly in Britain after the war to settle family legal matters.
BgEYK TIL pilots in the 30s-40s navigated their aircraft using Morse code. The "low-frequency radio range" navigation system played letter A to tell pilots to turn left, N to turn right, and a steady tone to go straight. Pilots listened to Morse code for hours. It was prone to giving wrong directions.
dQ0d TIL that Beavis & Butthead are part of the Marvel Comic Universe under the Marvel Absurd banner.
wJX6 TIL that a crew member on the Disney Wonder disappeared in the middle of the cruise and has never been seen again despite credit card activity after her disappearance
ADE5w TIL William Blount was the first federal officer removed from office for conspiracy to instigate an act of war in order to increase the value of his real estate holdings