› added 1 year ago

33

TIL that "Cheech" Marin is a nickname derived from Chircharron - a fried pork rind snack

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

kJ0RW TIL that Punxsutawney Phil and his ancestors have an accuracy rate of 39% going back to 1887
P11QJ TIL a high school student posted a photo of dirty water coming from her school's bathroom sink online, a problem administrators had long ignored. The social media backlash caused the school to send a plumber out "right away," but she got a 3-day suspension for "inappropriate use of electronics."
XEmpP TIL that in 1970, a pilot engaging in mock combat in an F-106 lost control in a dive, ejected, and then the plane righted itself, continued to fly, landed softly in a snowy field, then was later recovered with minimal damage and returned to service.
Zp9ba TIL: As of March 2023, Frontier is the world's fastest supercomputer.
y75v TIL: In 2011, a pair of managers from Dominos set fire to a Papa Johns to boost their sales