› added 1 year ago

84

TIL John Malkovich voiced Santa in a 1987 Holiday Special

Read more thenostalgiaspot.com

via reddit.com

Z8w4Y TIL Most modern handcuffs in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America can be opened with the same standard universal handcuff key.
gb0b TIL the beautiful Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with an average natural ground level of only 1.5 metres and will probably vanish from the globe this century.
rmjM TIL that the Georgian word Shemomedjamo means “to eat past the point of fullness because the food tastes so good”. It roughly translates to “I accidentally ate the whole thing".
lop95 TIL That when Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960 there were only 16 Congolese college graduates in the country of 14 million people. They were called "Evolues" meaning the developed or civilized ones.
VBMEQ TIL the cover of the Carpenters' single "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" was designed by Andrew Probert, who, among other things, would go on to design Star Trek's Enterprise 1701-D.