› added 11 years ago

284

TIL Jeff Bridges’ grandchildren call him “DudePa”

Read more tasteofcountry.com

via reddit.com

BgpDb TIL Paracetamol overdose is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US
VBjNm TIL that most countries did not officially end their "state of war" with Germany until 1950 or 1951.
xY4k TIL the man who killed President McKinley, often dismissed as a mentally disturbed anarchist, did it in part due to US policies in the Philippines at the time, which though nearly forgotten today, resulted in the deaths of 200k-250k civilians and over 5,000 US troops
j67Qv TIL Anaxagoras was one of the first to assert that the Moon reflected sunlight and did not produce light by itself; a statement translated as “the sun induces the moon with brightness” was found in his writings.
Jmy1 TIL that saturns rings are only ~33 feet thick