› added 7 years ago

78

TIL the federal government had a program called Operation Plowshare that tested the use of atomic bombs to frack for natural gas.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

Y7GVZ TIL David Letterman once insulted Quentin Tarantino on his show, which made Tarantino call Letterman on the phone and threaten to come to NY to “kill” him. Letterman responded by offering to pay for his flight and have QT choose the method of battle. Tarantino agreed and chose “bats.”
mxDM TIL research suggests that beer has nothing to do with the “beer gut”
N7dd6 TIL that Tom Cruise split with all 3 of his wives when they were 33.
nYKW TIL that Germany recycles more than any other nation in the world. 65% of total waste there is recycled.
N7eZ6 TIL that there is a massively popular children's TV character in Germany called Bernd das Brot (Bernd the Bread) who is a depressed loaf of bread whose catchphrases include "I would like to be left alone" and "My life is hell".