› added 12 years ago

81

TIL 5 Presidents have been elected while still losing the popular vote. Greatest margin 10%

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Obx7 TIL the USAF has fire suppression systems in hangars that can cover the floor with 20+ feet of fire-retardant foam
epeML TIL Ringo Starr had tuberculosis as a child and spent two years recovering in a sanitorium. To entertain himself he used a wooden bobbin to drum objects and developed his love of drumming.
EwrV TIL Canada was almost invaded in 1873 by an army of angry Minnesotans
Zkka TIL The total value of unused store gift cards in the USA is over $44billion.
KNea TIL that the show ‘Firefly’ has been permanently added to the International Space Station as a form of entertainment for the station’s crews.