› added 9 years ago

186

TIL of Kevin Mitnick, a hacker believed to be so dangerous that he was placed in solitary confinement for fear of being able to “start a thermonuclear war by whistling into a payphone.”

Read more m.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

PY9AV TIL FOX only averaged a couple of thousand viewers per day in the UK. It was pulled off the air because it was not commercially viable.
loLNV TIL: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been updating a 'Doomsday Clock' showing how close we are to the 'end of the world' since 1947. The 2020 update puts us closer than we've ever been to catastrophe: 100 seconds from 'midnight'.
ep46k TIL that millions of Japanese people celebrate Christmas with KFC as a modern tradition.
ne7Y9 TIL: Broadway producer David Merrick once found 7 average New Yorkers with the same names as 7 of the top theater critics to see one of his poorly reviewed shows. He then printed ads quoting the 7 namesakes' rave reviews. The show remained open for another 6 months
vLbx TIL that Toyota minivans and SUVs have an option called “Driver Easy Speak”, which broadcasts the driver’s voice through the speakers, making it easier to yell at your kids.