› added 4 years ago

65

TIL there is one prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials that is still living, Ben Ferencz, he turns 101 in March.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xO1k TIL that in 1942, Jack Woolams, a test pilot for the new top secret “Jet Engine” aircraft, would surprise other unsuspecting propeller planes by flying up along side them in his jet while wearing a gorilla suit and smoking a cigar.
oB6J8 TIL eggplants are called that because baby eggplants look like hard boiled eggs
ADoEn TIL The offensive term 'Mongoloid' or 'Mongol' derives from an old word for people with Downs Syndrome. This was due to the shape of their eyes, with the epicanthic fold resembling that of the Mongolian race.
Br8VL TIL about "Sgt. Bill", a man who claimed to be a DEA Agent and conducted raids on meth labs and made 20 arrests in the small town of Gerald, Missouri. However, it transpired that he was lying, and was an ex-convict, bankrupt and unemployed. However, he actually succeeded in getting rid of the meth.
8e1WZ TIL Christy Martin, "The Coal Miner's Daughter," was a pioneering figure in women's boxing. She won multiple titles, including the WBC women's super welterweight championship, during the 1990s. Martin was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.