› added 1 year ago

44

TIL of Fritz Von Erich and his wrestling dynasty. He had six sons, five of whom died before 35. Jack died in childhood in a freak accident, David died of enteritis at 25, and Mike, Chris and Kerry all committed suicide due to mental and physical issues relating to their careers and upbringing.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ANlDx TIL 48 year old King Henry VIII announced his disappointment that his 4th wife, 24 year old Anne of Cleves was so ugly. Henry’s displeasure along with his impotence led to four difficult honeymoon nights without consummation. Henry eventually gave up and had the marriage annulled.
Z8O5v TIL that in 2014 Firefighters had to rescue an American exchange student who got stuck inside a giant stone vagina in Germany.
kOak4 TIL that production of 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' was almost halted by Universal Pictures after just 5 days of filming allegedly due to Steve Carell's character's resemblance to a serial killer. Free champagne was also supplied to the production team upon using over one million feet of film
OoxoL TIL In 1963, the Bronx Zoo had an exhibit called "The Most Dangerous Animal in the World". It was a mirror.
N7ZwE TIL: Black US troops were welcome in Britain in WW2, but the US military's attempt to initiate segregation led to a shootout.