› added 11 years ago

91

TIL that January 16th is national do nothing day in the US

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

J1D0Q TIL that Native Americans hunted bison by forcing the herd to run off a cliff.
ANkml TIL Richard M. Daley authorized the midnight bulldozing of Meigs Field, a small, downtown, lakefront airport in Chicago. This stranded 16 planes on the ground including several Fire Department helicopters. The FAA fined the city $33,000 for not giving 30 days notice ahead of an airport closure.
ANgpd TIL about Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch whose uncredited work influenced Paul Simon, Jimmy Page, and Neil Young. A true folk vagabond, Jansch didn’t even own a guitar in his early career, only playing venues that were willing to lend him one.
4XWeN TIL about Amy Rorbach, a reporter for ABC News, who underwent a mammogram live on air in 2013 to promote the procedure for Breast Cancer Awareness month. It was discovered that she did have cancer, and the procedure likely saved her life.
xl0g TIL Whaling is illegal in Oklahoma, even though there aren’t any