› added 1 year ago

110

TIL there are “rabies free” countries.

Read more worldpopulationreview.com

via reddit.com

N69N TIL a French man named Benoît Lecomte once swam 3,716 miles across the entire Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts to France; the feat took him a total of 73 days, 5 of which included him being followed by a great white shark
o5BE TIL durng the filming of the 1991 film “Hook”, Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins decided to portray Captain Hook and Smee as a married gay couple, to which Steven Spielberg replied “this is a kids’ movie”.
awQNy TIL that while Marmite is particularly popular in the UK, it was actually invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig. Yet another questionable German contribution to world history.
v1Abx TIL all Treasurers of the USA have been women since 1949. Their signatures appear on all paper money.
6p0m TIL that a man got thrown off an American Airlines flight last year after flying into a rage over being wished “Merry Christmas.” The other passengers cheered and applauded when he got tossed.