› added 4 years ago

240

TIL: The actual phrase is "Houston, we've had a problem"

Read more nasa.gov

via reddit.com

PYnmV TIL of the 'Pool of Death', also known as Kipu Falls in Hawaii
woyk8 TIL Shogun Tokugawa leyasu decreed William Adams(first western samurai) was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born. This action "freed" Adams to serve the Shogunate permanently, making Adams' wife in England a widow. Adams managed to send regular support payments to her after 1613.
P1MlE TIL the Anga people of Papua New Guinea smoke their dead to preserve them
8eQGK TIL that during the War of 1812, Britain sent out a fake letter in Detroit that claimed they had 5,000 Native American warriors (they had about a tenth of that) and ensured their US enemy obtained this memo. It led to the US surrendering in Detroit, without a single British death.
69d68 TIL That there is a tiny island called “Just Room Enough Island” in the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence What makes it unique is that the island is so small that it only has enough space for a single house and a tree.