› added 4 months ago

136

TIL that Freddy Mercury once snuck Princess Diana into a gay bar disguised as a man.

Read more biography.com

via reddit.com

PY0DZ TIL blimps use the same amount of fuel in 2 weeks that a 747 uses to taxi to the runway
5Yo4P TIL on 1642, Sir John Denham asked Charles I to spare Sir William Waller from execution, saying that "while Wither lives, Denham will not be the worst poet in England."
wOXY TIL that a species of lizard in Australia is currently evolving from laying eggs to live birth.
VBmMk TIL the leader of the Jesuits Order, an all-male religious order of the catholic church, is often called "the black pope" due to his black robes and influence over the catholic church
neWr7 TIL: That the only surviving German tank from WW1 is on display in Canberra.