› added 12 years ago

154

TIL A Teen was Sentenced to 10 Years of Church Attendance After a DUI & Manslaughter Conviction

Read more theblaze.com

via reddit.com

4kvMX TIL the "Nutrition Facts" label on packaged food sold in the US is regulated by the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
e0xLJ TIL One of the reasons the Great Wall of China still stands after so many years, is due to a secret binding agent in the mortar: sticky rice.
ZpkKD TIL in 2018 a New York police officer was driving to work when she saw a boy jump 30 feet off of an overpass — she then made the same jump to save his life. "I just knew, when I looked down and saw him… he looked dead... I thought to myself, ‘He needs help. I need to help him.’"
e0bNE TIL Teddy Roosevelt once had his boat stolen by three armed thieves. With the help of two friends he built a new boat and personally tracked down and captured the thieves.
16JpD TIL that in the opening of the War of 1812, Britain captured Fort Mackinac from the USA, with zero casualties on either side.