› added 13 years ago

121

TIL that in 1929 firemen in Gillingham, England planned to show off their abilities by “rescuing” nine boys and six firemen from a house. All fifteen died.

Read more wikipedia.org

via bit.ly

xVLD TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis once took a 5 year hiatus from filmmaking by moving to Italy and becoming a cobbler’s apprentice.
Ox8e TIL the gang named “Cribs” evolved into “Crips” when members began carrying around canes to display their “pimp” status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or “Crips”
EgKj7 Today I learned violin strings are made from sheep intestines then wrapped in metal
bgga TIL an orangutan would break out of his zoo enclosure on nice days. He did it by maneuvering through obstacles and using a key he made out of wire. Between escapes, he hid the key in his mouth.
wG97 TIL there is a Super Smash Bros fanfic that is over 3x longer than the entire Harry Potter series