› added 2 years ago

433

TIL Champion was the first brand to create the ‘hoodie’ all the way back in 1938.

Read more champion.com

via reddit.com

BrWae Today I Learned Gary Oldman unsuccessfully applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which welcomed him to try again the following year, but advised him to find something else to do for a living. He has since won an Oscar, Screen Actors Guild Award and numerous other awards.
p85QO TIL about Prince Rupert's Drop, also called Batavian tears, a piece of glass in a shape of a long drop which is strong enough to shatter a bullet. This piece of glass and its qualities have been known for at least 300 years.
KYZXG TIL: After the first Bush retired, he noticed all his agents had shaved their heads. He asked why and was told it was in support of the son of one of them who was undergoing chemo. So Bush shaved his head too.
J5j1 TIL France public pools require men to wear Speedos for Hygiene reasons.
8emVV Today I Learned that we had better wear socks when wearing crocs, unless in rainy days. Otherwise, there will be a bad smell.