› added 11 years ago

110

TIL that after Kanye West interrupted Tayor Swift, Comedy Central played South Park’s ‘Fishsticks’ episode on repeat for 2 hours.

Read more askbiography.com

via reddit.com

Wk4m4 TIL that all SI base units of measurement are written in lowercase, except for those named after people, Kelvin and Ampere
689w TIL One of the “cures” for the Bubonic Plague was to fart in a jar and smell it.
GAya7 TIL pilot whales actively confront orcas and most interactions result in the orcas leaving the area.
D1lgD TIL that Paul McCartney's first Hofner bass used on iconic Beatles recordings was stolen from him at Twickenham Film Studios in 1969 and has never been found. This particular model was only produced for four months and is one of the most sought after instruments in rock history
wLmKP TIL that the two winners of the 1980 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Paul Siderman and Joe Baldini, only ate 9 hot dogs each. By comparison, Joey Chestnut ate 74 hot dogs to win the 2018 contest.