› added 3 years ago

170

TIL a species of pig called Barbirusa has tusks that can grow long enough to impale its own skull, killing it in the process

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

LQgEd TIL that Patrick Stewart, a theater actor, was hesitant to sign a 6 year contract to perform on Star Trek: TNG, but his agent reassured him that the show would probably fail after one season. Stewart expected to "make some money, get a suntan, and go home."
Eg0lx TIL that John F. Kennedy's patrol boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer. After a 3-mile swim to an island, he and his crew survived on coconuts for 2 days. Rescued by two islanders, their message etched on a coconut shell became a paperweight on JFK's desk.
epRjb TIL The US Navy still has a ship, the USS Pueblo, from 1945 that is actively commissioned till today, however it has been taken hostage by North Korea since 1968. It is now used by North Korea as a museum ship in the capitol of Pyongyang.
Bgg9b TIL that back in 2005 a girl in London started sleepwalking and climbed a 130 feet tall crane!
EgvbV TIL a man in Arizona stole a diamond worth $160,000 and traded it for $20 worth of weed