› added 10 years ago

193

TIL 35% of Saudi women in prison are there because no male relative will collect them

Read more saudigazette.com.sa

via reddit.com

9w8jr TIL that the music theme associated with the circus was originally composed by Julius Fučík as a military march.
xVwVg TIL that voice actor Frank Welker has voiced Fred from Scooby Doo continuously since the show's inception except for one series where the characters were children. You may also know him as the voice of Megatron from the live action Transformers movies!
l7RD5 TIL that the Russian Empire built a fort on the island of Kauai in Hawaii called Fort Elizabeth with permission from the local ruler.
1nJd TIL According to a 1996 study, 80% of homophobic subjects and 34% of non-homophobic subjects became aroused when shown gay porn. The study used 64 self-reported straight males.
Qkdp TIL In 1923, a “fire tornado” went through Tokyo and incinerated more than 38,000 people.