› added 5 years ago

67

TIL when John White was nine a teacher told him he would grow up to be a garbage man. When John's dad found out, he told his son to grow up to be his best, look for the best in others, and it was ok if he was a garbage man. John White grew up to become Pulitzer Prize photojournalist.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

W7jAo TIL that before Breaking Bad, Giancarlo Esposito faced bankruptcy after his divorce and he considered suicide by arranging his own murder to provide insurance money for his children. A realization about missing their lives stopped him. He persevered and found success as Gus Fring.
ne7Qd TIL You are 10 times more likely to get bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.
9j7m TIL that 90% of Australia is not actually a desert. The actual number is 35%
Kyda TIL In 1967 Van Morrison still owed his record company 31 songs to finish his contract, so he quickly wrote and recorded 31 nonsense songs with titles such as “Ring Worm”, “You Say France And I Whistle”, “Blow In Your Nose” and “Want A Danish?”
7bpr TIL that Mexico was once almost as large as the Roman Empire