› added 4 years ago

119

TIL that the only authenticated photograph of Billy the Kid was reversed, which led to the misconception that he was left-handed.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

8yeX TIL of Project COLDFEET, a 1962 operation where two CIA operatives were airdropped onto an abandoned Soviet research station on an ice floe, retrieved information on advanced submarine detection systems, and were extracted via the Fulton Skyhook recovery system to a modified B-17.
XEAAQ TIL that according to Article XI of the 1781 Articles of Confederation, if Canada wants to join they will automatically become a part of the U.S.
PoYE TIL “The Great Smog” of London, UK was a severe air pollution event that lasted 5 days and killed an estimated 12,000 people in December of 1952.
neEnB TIL the Lincoln Cathedral in England was, upon completion in 1311, the first and only structure in the world built taller than the Great Pyramid of Giza, which had held the record since the 2560s BC. The Cathedral lost its record in 1548 because the top fell off from wind.
yVl9J TIL in Sweden, kids wear witch costumes and go door-to-door for candy... but on Easter, not Halloween.