› added 1 year ago

47

TIL many members of the Yakuza are actually Korean

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

KO7Xw TIL the United States made Laos the most-bombed country per capita in the world, dropping more than two million tons of ordnance (an average of one ton per citizen) on Laos during 580,000 bombing missions between 1964 and 1973.
NaZJ TIL Elvis wore a cross, a star of David and the Hebrew letter chai. He said: “I don’t want to miss out on heaven due to a technicality”
QNP1E TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.
0dwRL TIL in 1895, Georges Polti proposed 36 general plotlines which categorise every dramatic situation that might occur in a story or performance.
WkMjX TIL that Steve Martin's wedding came as a surprise to his guests. The roughly 75 star-studded attendees (including the likes of Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, and Carl Reiner) said that he had invited them to his house just for a "party." To their shock, upon their arrival his wedding began.