› added 4 years ago

106

TIL in 1961 Charlton Heston led a demonstration against segregated restaurants in Oklahoma

Read more oklahoman.com

via reddit.com

J1dOV TIL that on Monday, August 24, 2015 world stock markets were down substantially, wiping out all gains made in 2015. With this plunge, an estimated $10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion) had been wiped off the books on global markets since June 3.
WZX8 TIL that each state in the USA is legally allowed to form their own State Defense Force that is meant to be used for the protection of the state. This is independent from the National Guard and army and only 21 states have their own independent State Defense Force.
R7Rk9 TIL Israel merged the front half of a damaged rare 2 seat F-15 with the back half of an obsolete retired single seat F15. When they asked Boeing for advice Boeing never responded thinking the Israeli air force was joking.
R7Gn1 TIL People who walk, bike, or take some form of mass transit to work weigh less, live longer, and have lower divorce rates than commuters who drive. They also have lower rates of depression, more free time, and a more robust social life.
N70MM TIL that when the first trains came out, their terrifying speed of twenty miles an hour made people think they would suffocate or even have Women's Uteruses fly out.