› added 12 years ago

207

TIL Clark Gable threatened to walk off the set of Gone With The Wind if bathrooms weren’t integrated.

Read more entertainment.oneindia.in

via reddit.com

AARd TIL That in the beginning, Hinduism was a much profound religion involved with rigorous inquiry into the truth about existence, as is evident in the hymns from the oldest of its holy books ‘Rig Veda’, before it began to turn into a potpourri of influences from other religions and pagan beliefs.
4XXoX TIL that even a flamingo cadaver can stand upright on one leg without losing balance. It requires no muscle activity to stay in such a pose.
QNZYd TIL n 2004, seven men living on Pitcairn Island faced 55 charges relating to sexual offences against children and young adults. The accused represented a third of the island's male population, and most are descendants of mutineers of HMS Bounty.
XEyWk TIL When the British raised taxes on beer in the 17th century, they inadvertently made gin the cheapest alcoholic beverage in the country. The ensuing widespread consumption of gin led to substantial alcoholism problems in Britain, with the death rate overtaking the birth rate during this period
16ROW TIL That 4 months before the Rwandan genocide happened General Roméo Dallaire, commander of the United Nations peacekeeping forces warned the UN that a genocide could happen but they ignored him