› added 4 years ago

50

TIL During WWII Ronald Reagan, then a captain in the First Motion Picture Unit producing training films for the US Air Force, obtained a film reel depicting the liberation of Auschwitz. He held on to it, believing doubts would someday arise as to whether the Holocaust had really happened

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0wZVy TIL that during a special premiere of the James Bond movie "The World is Not Enough" that was held at the MI6 building in London, MI6 staff cheered when their building was destroyed in the film.
OGYER TIL Vladimir is a masculine name of Slavic origin, meaning “to rule with greatness,” “peaceful ruler,” and “ruler of the world".
ZpYZR TIL Star Citizen has raised 600 million dollars from its backers
lolKK TIL Cleveland, Mississippi desegragated its schools in 2016, 62 years after the US supreme court ruled that segragated schools are unconstitutional
rRRAM TIL Sweden offers 480 days of paid parental leaves. The 480 days are divided between the two parents and 60 of those are reserved for the dad. The government pays 80% of salary and the company pays the other 20%.