› added 9 years ago

103

TIL that from 7 September 1978 to 9 May 1989 skateboards were illegal in Norway. For 11 years Norway was the only country in the world where it was forbidden to buy, sell or stand on a skateboard.

Read more no.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

l7jEK TIL Hoyt Axton wrote the number 1 hit Joy to the World, while his mother Mae wrote the number 1 hit Heartbreak Hotel
lQkA TIL although that peat moss (used by farmers and gardeners to improve soil) is removed from Canadian wetlands, there is no need to conserve because it grows back 60 times faster than harvested.
J16x1 TIL that (former) Dutch footballer Dennis Bergkamp is afraid of flying to the point that he would take car/ferry/train to away games, or not travel at all. His Aviophobia gave him the nickname of the "Non-Flying Dutchman".
dDV0j TIL that in 2020, to educate the public about misinformation, researchers used AI to have Richard Nixon deliver the never-used "In Event of Moon Disaster" Apollo 11 speech.
YpnYx TIL Rob Thomas originally had George Michael in mind as the vocalist for Santana's hit song "Smooth". However, when Thomas recorded a demo, Santana enjoyed it and decided to have him record the final version.