› added 2 years ago

108

TIL dancing is prohibited and punishable by law in Germany during religious holidays, like Easter

Read more ga.de

via reddit.com

D1oPe TIL In 1903, Massachusetts and Missouri became the first states to require a driver’s license, although it wasn’t necessary to pass a test to obtain one. In 1908 when the Model T debuted, Rhode Island became the first state to require both a license and a driver’s exam
4XGoJ TIL early sections of San Francisco were built upon ships abandoned by prospectors during the California Gold Rush. Many were intentionally run aground to become bars and hotels. Now, hundreds of wooden ships lay beneath the city streets and a portion of their subway goes through the hull of one.
aw1P9 TIL For 2 weeks from when Saving Private Ryan was first screened, the Department of Veterans Affairs had to increase staffing on its telephone counseling line, as numerous veterans were disturbed by the film and were compelled to seek professional help.
WkW84 TIL actor Dan Richter, the lead man-ape in "2001: A Space Odyssey", had the status of a “legal” drug addict in England, and injected a doctor-prescribed combination of heroin and cocaine up to 7 times daily. When he needed additional stimulation, he always had state-supplied crystal meth on hand
d8WXQ TIL There is a 3D printer named "The Vulkan" that can build a 800-square-foot home in 24 hours for $4,000 or less.