› added 10 years ago

73

TIL the Navy e-Reader Device, for use aboard US Navy Submarines, is pre-loaded with Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings books

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

a8jY9 TIL Mount Olympus, home of the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece, is a real mountain
l7vXK TIL the descendants of Moctezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, are members of the Spanish nobility
oRJKr TIL Whiplash was originally an 18-minute short film that received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, drawing investors to fund the full length film which cost $3.3 million to make and grossed $49 million at the boxoffice.
jNNEE TIL a pedophile in Thailand posted a picture of himself with a swirl effect on his face, allowing the Interpol to unswirl the image back and arrest him
j6na TIL that there is an American Ultimate Disc League, and it’s apparently gaining steam.