› added 7 years ago

221

TIL that Christian Bale flew a 4-year-old cancer patient and his whole family to ''Meet Batman in Disneyland'' for his birthday.

Read more nydailynews.com

via reddit.com

0wAv1 TIL crows have the ability to remember human faces and if they don’t like you they won’t forget you either. The children of the crows would later carry on the same grudge.
X0L7D TIL that the pretzel’s iconic shape were created to look like arms in prayer, with the 3 holes representing the Holy Trinity. It was an integral food for Catholics and a popular snack during Lent.
LQVod TIL that the 1963 hit song "I Will Follow Him" was recorded by fourteen-year-old Peggy March. She had just turned fifteen when it went to #1 on the Billboard chart. Peggy still holds the record for the youngest female artist with a #1 Billboard hit.
kEZ4 TIL that 3 people tried to sell Coca Cola’s secret ingredient to Pepsi, but Pepsi reported them to Coca Cola and the FBI
PYgRG TIL professional wrestling heels were hugely influential in the development of The Beastie Boys. "The idea of being bad-guy rappers, saying really outlandish things in interviews, that all came from a love of pro wrestling," said Rick Rubin.