› added 4 years ago

171

TIL that Ernest Hemingway worked for the KGB, tracked Nazi U-Boats from his fishing boat in Cuba, got charged with war crimes while leading a French militia against the Nazis, and had a six toed cat (marked as NSFW for other information provided in link)

Read more messynessychic.com

via reddit.com

a8d9A TIL that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US
69BdJ TIL that the upside down Cross was originally associated with St Peter who, according to catholic tradition, was crucified upside down upon request. He felt unworthy to die in the same way as his savior.
j4NR TIL that “LES1”, a satellite that had been abandoned in 1967, recently started transmitting again, after its batteries decayed, shorting the solar panels straight to the electronics
X1ND TIL when serial killer Ted Bundy was 3 years old he put knives in his Aunt’s bed and stood there grinning until she woke up.
G7BQ TIL the Chinese are twice as willing to purchase products “Made in America” than Chinese products.