› added 1 year ago

234

TIL about a series of Bald Eagle attacks in the late 1800s to early 1900s resulting in many injuries and deaths, particularly to children.

Read more countryroadsmagazine.com

via reddit.com

ZpZ8R TIL that NATO translated and distributed 50,000 copies of “The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss during the Bosnian War to encourage tolerance to children.
XmYr TIL there is a Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with gold called Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi. The style embraces the flaws and imperfections of the artifact as well as highlights them.
Wnno TIL Hurricane Katrina caused an 85 percent reduction in the amount of babies named Katrina
mXlo TIL that Ronald Reagan, suffering from Alzheimers, would rake leaves for hours, not realizing that they were being constantly replenished by his Secret Service men
7lG7 TIL American Airlines once offered an unlimited flight ticket for $350,000 dollars. It ended up costing them millions when some passengers used the tickets to fly over 30 million miles.