› added 11 years ago

75

TIL all Pure-bred Border Collies can trace their lineage back to one dog, born in 1893, “Old Hemp”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

w55Y TIL you don’t need a drivers license to compete in NASCAR.
BGxW TIL The blond girl, who distracts Manny in the movie Scarface, vanished shortly after filming, and has never been seen or heard from since.
OoMN4 TIL Hubert Latham was the first to attempt to fly a plane over the English Channel in 1909; he failed, but in doing so he became the first person to ever land a plane on water.
BRgL TIL Bill Murray voiced the Human Torch in the 1970’s Fantastic Four radio show
8aJXX TIL that "Corolla" means "little crown" in Latin, and "innermost ring of flower petals" in English