› added 7 years ago

270

TIL in the movie Hook, the scene where Rufio swings his sword close to Peter Pans face and says the line “You’re dead, jollyman” was played in reverse for the movie. The actor had to learn to say those lines backwards.

Read more youtu.be

via ift.tt

W7QNd TIL about the ghost ship SS Baychimo, who was abandoned in 1931 and expected to sink, but she didn't sink and kept popping up, last seen in 1969 she could still be sailing around out there.
WvVL TIL in Hinduism the world is destroyed every few billion years in a flood. A family chosen by god survives on a boat with two of every animal.
E1kE0 TIL The city of Berlin, Ontario, changed its name in 1916 to Kitchener because of Anti-German sentiment. They very nearly called it Corona.
XEYYk TIL about Chūnibyō , a japanese term which translates to "year-nine syndrome", typically used to describe early teens who have delusions of grandeur, who so desperately want to stand out that they have convinced themselves they have hidden knowledge or secret powers.
a8kr0 TIL: James Burkey Belser was an American graphic designer responsible for designing the nutrition facts label the FDA mandates on all packaged foods that is the most frequently reproduced graphic in the world. He previously designed law firm logos before taking the pro bono project that brought fame