› added 5 years ago

64

TIL that John Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

woNAE TIL: US President Eisenhower warned of an “out of hand” military industrial complex in his farewell speech
kORAd TIL notorious gangster Al Capone had the mental age of a 12 year old at the time of his death and the years prior to his death, despite being 48 years old. This was caused by mental illness due to untreated neurosyphilis.
QJaaL TIL the popular combination of WASD keys used in gaming, especially FPS games, was made popular by a gamer named Denish Fong when he won a PC gaming tournament in May of 1997.
kOaGm TIL 12 camels were disqualified from a Saudi beauty pageant when a veterinarian was caught injecting their noses, lips, and jaw with botox to make them more attractive.
0wy8R TIL that "Maris," the famous unseen character on the sitcom Frasier, was originally only going to off camera for a few episodes, but the increasing absurdity in which she was described forced the show into a box; they couldn't find an actress to meet the character's odd physical description.