› added 2 months ago

13

TIL Judy Garland's daughter was married to the Tin Man's son

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

EJ70 TIL that the story of Thomas Edison electrocuting an elephant as part of the War of Currents is a myth. The elephant was killed as part of an unrelated Coney Island stunt, and Edison’s name is only associated because Edison-brand film was used to record the elephant’s death.
JPJB TIL that when glass breaks, the cracks move at 3,000 miles per hour, almost Mach 4.
R7AO7 TIL dogs have a special tastebuds on the end of their tongue dedicated to tasting water.
vEJ7 TIL James Gandolfini bought 450 watches — 40 of which made of gold — for the cast and crew of The Sopranos at the end of the serie. Total retail value: 2 million USD.
Dx4j TIL that a homeless woman in Calgary, Alberta found a purse with $10,400 in it and turned it into the police.