› added 12 years ago

131

TIL Yann Martel ripped off a Brazilian writer for the inspiration for ‘Life of Pi’.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

lojnK TIL that George Lucas, after graduating with a bachelor of fine arts in film in 1967 tried joining the United States Air Force as an officer, but was immediately turned down because of his numerous speeding tickets.
x6A0g TIL the New York Stock Exchange is owned by a company called Intercontinental Exchange, which has its stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange
5VG88 TIL Eminem wrote 'Brain Damage' about his actual childhood bully, DeAngelo Bailey. Bailey boasted in an interview that he gave Eminem a concussion so bad, his ears bled and he lost his vision. He had also attempted to sue Eminem for slander in 2001. A judge dismissed the claim in the form of a rap.
69g1X TIL: The electric vibrator was first used in 1878, and began to be marketed for home use (without any sexual connotations) in magazines from around 1900, along with other electrical household goods.
7Dvx TIL sleep deprivation can temporarily act as an antidepressant.