› added 2 years ago

65

TIL that Jose Andres the celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen was a food consultant for the TV show Hannibal.

Read more uproxx.com

via reddit.com

gpp4 TIL That the man who invented Tang also invented Cool Whip, Pop Rocks, and quick set Jell-o.
oBVjY TIL of Ranulf de Broc, a courtier under King Henry II of England, who was responsible for regulating prostitution and held the title of “Marshal of the Whores of the Royal Household”
neJvP TIL that disabled people in the UK can get a universal key which works with disabled toilets around the whole of the UK (around 9,000+ toilets)
78ReX TIL Composer Bart Howard's song "Fly Me to the Moon" made him so wealthy that he was able to ride on it for the rest of his life. Howard curtailed his songwriting efforts and entered semi-retirement, with the occasional concert and cabaret stint
krwg TIL that, in the 1908 Olympic flag parade in the UK, the American flag bearer refused to dip the American flag to King Edward VII.