› added 1 year ago

140

TIL about the Dover Sun House, a 1940s-era house heated by molten salt

Read more 360onhistory.com

via reddit.com

mYJo TIL - A 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000ft and glided to a landing on a disused runway with NO loss of life
VB7ZQ TIL Spy Kids is on the National Film Registry, being added in 2024
N7l8Q TIL: John Paul II (pope from 1978-2005) was the first non-Italian to be elected to the papacy since Adrian VI (1522-1523, and the only pope to have been born in the Netherlands.) Neither of John Paul II's succesors has been Italian.
a8rwZ TIL about the Supersonic Oblique Wing design
xVVeb TIL the FDA inspects or samples less than 1 percent of all regulated products seeking entry into the United States.