› added 5 years ago

459

TIL The stones at Stonehedge have been rearranged and repositioned by various groups since the early 1900’s.

Read more atlasobscura.com

via reddit.com

9wWJr TIL about Jemima Nicholas, a Welsh woman who thwarted the French invasion of Britain in 1797 by leading a dozen women with pitchforks against the 1400 French troops. She captured 12 troops and locked them in a church, the French surrendered after 3 days
1nZP TIL in World War II the United States air-dropped thousands of leaflets over 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which warned citizens that “some or all of the cities … will be destroyed by American bombs” and to “evacuate the cities named and save your lives.”
LkWLv TIL- 106-year-old Manoel de Oliveira was the oldest active film director until 2015. He began making movies during the silent era.
9ovr TIL that dogs, cats, and other carnivores have taste buds specifically tuned for water, but humans don’t, and can’t taste water.
QxWM TIL Bon Scott liked the Young Brothers, but thought they were too inexperienced and too young to rock. The Young Brothers replied with saying Scott was too old to rock. But after one jam session with each other, it was obvious AC/DC found its new lead singer