Post * N77AN — Curious Curator

› added 7 years ago

54

TIL the deadliest earthquake of the twentieth century was the 1976 Tangshan quake, killing approx. 250'000 people

Read more

BN5k TIL The Roman Emperor Calligula was assassinated by his head body guard after making one too many gay jokes.

oRnx7 TIL that each of Saturn's rings has its own atmosphere, all of which are made primarily of molecular oxygen.

b9mWN TIL that after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian basketball team couldn't afford to participate in the 1992 Olympics, so the Grateful Dead funded the team's expenses, and the team wore tie-dye uniforms.

oRPYE TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi)

l5nV TIL George Washington and Samuel Adams, both considered to be leaders of the American Revolution, refused to join a political party because they believed the idea would divide Congress. They’re instead only identified as Whigs, a common name for those supporting independence.