› added 1 year ago

187

TIL The Photos in the Cheers Opening montage were taken at a bar in Craigville, Minnesota in 1937

Read more inforum.com

via reddit.com

R7ngl TIL Marshmallows were originally made from from the mallow plant, which grows in marshes..
wLOjo TIL in 1981, Radio Shack delivered a TRS-80 computer to Isaac Asimov's apartment. Although initially reluctant to use it, a Radio Shack employee came to set it up and tutor Asimov. This would end Asimov's exclusive use of a typewriter and he would eventually appear in Radio Shack's advertising.
X7e6 TIL that Switzerland is the only country that has seven heads of state.
ne0OW TIL: In the movie "The Poseidon Adventure", the Theme Song "The Morning After" was sung by Renee Armand and lip-synced by actress Carol Lynley. Maureen McGovern recorded the better known 'after-film' hit.
6Ee0Q TIL that Geddy Lee (of Rush) was so inspired by his tour of the Negro Leagues Baseball museum in Kansas City that he bought at auction over 400 baseballs signed by Negro Leagues players and donated the entire collection to the museum.