› added 8 years ago

174

TIL of “Third Man Factor”, a psychological phenomenon that can occur during traumatic experiences. People report an unseen presence like a guardian angel that provides comfort or support

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

NRMN TIL a man almost went to jail for child porn on his work issued laptop. He only got off after they found that the PC visited as many as 40 child porn sites a minute even while he was nowhere near it.
nDgB TIL James Lipton personally chose Dave Chappelle to interview him for the 200th episode of “Inside the Actors Studio.” Chappelles flight to the shows location was delayed, causing the interview to start late at 10:15 p.m. and didn’t end until 1:30 a.m. None of the 750 guests left early.
9YMJ7 TIL Concrete never stops curing. It will literally take forever to completely set. Also, cracking is a natural occurrence in concrete, so don't panic if you see a crack in your sidewalk.
d8448 TIL Some bars in Germany are connected by a 5 km (3 Mile) beer pipeline ..
E1QrW TIL J.R.R. Tolkien worked for the Oxford English Dictionary and is credited with having worked on a number of words starting with the letter W, including walrus.