› added 1 year ago

176

TIL American rapper, Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr, got his “Snoop Dogg” nickname from his mother because she thought he looked like Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon.

Read more universalattractions.com

via reddit.com

rNGOd TIL that Andorra is officially co-ruled by a Bishop and the Prince of Andorra, a title given to the current President of France. This means the Prince of Andorra is a democratically elected monarch, but elected by the citizens of a foreign country.
jN6ZX TIL that the record for passengers on a ship was set in WW2 by the Queen Mary: 16,082. The ocean liner was so fast it often sailed without escort and could outrun both submarines and torpedoes
EgQZ0 TIL many navies around the world through history have a ritual to "celebrate" crossing the equator as an initiation for those doing it for the first time.
e6l4 TIL that Jason Lee, the main actor in ‘My Name Is Earl’ used to be a professional skateboarder and is credited with inventing the '360 flip’
neQnY TIL: The Wilhem Scream and The Purple People Eater song were both recorded by the same man - Sheb Wooley