› added 9 years ago

96

TIL when Andrew Jackson was asked what his most important accomplishment had been during his term as president, he replied, “I killed the bank.” He was talking about the Second Bank of the United States.

Read more politicalvelcraft.org

via reddit.com

e0AZE TIL that in the 17th century, Ottoman pirates would raid southwestern England and take English people as slaves
4kv1a TIL Black Cats were traditionally considered good luck by French-Canadians
XagX TIL that Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese’s editor, when asked how it was that such a nice lady could edit such a violent movies, she answered, “Ah, but they aren’t violent until I’ve edited them.”
GY9NJ TIL that Harry Nilsson was worried about renting Flat 12 to the Who's drummer, Keith Moon, believing it was cursed because singer Cass Elliot had died there at age 32. Moon took the flat saying "lightning wouldn't strike twice." He died in the flat age 32, having taken an overdose of 32 pills
yWVe TIL that the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, can’t sell any liquor because it is in a dry county. Instead, they sell commemorative Jack Daniels bottles that happen to have whiskey in them.