› added 1 year ago

50

TIL sphynx cats were developed from cats with genetic mutations after 1960s

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

OGnKa TIL the aptly named HMS Revenge (1577), after being captured in battle, perished in a storm near the Azores. An estimated 200 Spanish sailors who captured it were lost.
6EQvW TIL that a rancher in Oregon named Bill Brown would often write checks on any paper available. This often included soup can labels and newspaper margins. As he was rich and known for this, the banks would cash the checks without question.
R5BQQ TIL Brad Kane - the singing voice of Disney's Aladdin - went on to write and produce Fringe, Black Sails, Warrior and Tokyo Vice.
ANxrx TIL: Today I learned that 2x4 wood is actually called 4x2 in some countries (such as UK).
paXb TIL in WWII, a dog named Gander fended off two Japanese ambushes. When they came back again, with a grenade this time, Gander picked it up and charged back at them, killing more Japanese, saving his wounded team, going out in a blaze of glory and earning a posthumous medal.