› added 8 years ago

91

TIL the nazis were the first modern government to enact a smoking ban.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

nWpZY TIL during the Pacific War, American soldiers comitted war crimes by killing surrendering Japanese soldiers and massacring POWs. in 1943, a secret [U.S.] intelligence report noted that only the promise of ice cream and three days leave would induce American troops not to kill surrendering Japanese.
d8WZr TIL that Chinese lion dance isn't just for parades. It's also a competitive highly acrobatic sport with an annual world championship.
jNE4Q TIL Phil Collins (of Genesis) wrote the Captain Planet and The Planeteers theme song
pKQA TIL Thousands of prisoners were abandoned in Orleans Parish Prison during Hurricane Katrina where the water and sewage rose up to neck deep. They went days without food, water or ventilation.
NAWJ TIL the Kauai Humane Society has an awesome program for dog-loving tourists. Visitors can borrow a shelter dog for day trips in paradise.