› added 4 years ago

60

TIL in 1131 the co-king of France, Philip, died when the horse he was riding tripped over a pig.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

w9n1 TIL most Boeing 777’s and 787’s have a secret stairway that leads to a set of windowless bedrooms for the crew. In the Boeing 777, pilots have their own overhead sleeping compartments which feature two roomy sleeping areas, two business-class seats, and enough room for a closet, sink, or lavatory.
OGx0e TIL that the Mawangdui Silk Texts, discovered in a tomb in China, are ancient manuscripts from the 2nd century BCE. They contain early Taoist texts, medical theories, and the earliest known maps, all written on silk.
0GA5 TIL: The “chestbuster” scene in Alien was inspired by the feeling/pain that it’s writer, Dan O'Bannon, experienced when battling Crohn’s Disease.
XERJP TIL the U.S banned books and films about Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings in Japan as well as all satirical cartoons of General MacArthur.
oBaoA TIL of Shoichi Yokoi, a sergeant in the Japanese Army during WW2. He went into hiding after the Battle of Guam, living in the jungle with several others for 28 years, though he was alone for the remaining 8 years. After his capture he returned to Japan, married and became a popular TV personality.