› added 10 years ago

327

TIL that in 2011, Sir Peter Jackson purchased the famous Chitty Chitty Bang Bang race car and has been seen driving it around Wellington, NZ. He will also give children a ride in the car for a donation to charity.

Read more stuff.co.nz

via reddit.com

WkyW4 TIL: Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath once fell asleep during a driving test, waking up to a note saying 'you have failed'. He passed in 2009, age 60, on his 19th attempt.
QJvW6 TIL there was an estimated 4884 excess suicides in 2009 compared with the number expected based on previous trends (2000-07). Believed to be due to the 2008 economic crisis
eee6 TIL two Christian monks smuggled silkworms out of China in bamboo canes. Those silkworms were used to give the Byzantine Empire a trade monopoly in Europe, which became the foundation of their economy for the next 650 years.
95RG TIL The song Macarena is about a girl who has a threesome with two of her boyfriend’s buddies while he is out of town.
bbY7 TIL that in 2013, female stockings covered in fake male hair became a fashion hit in China as a way to deter unwanted male attention.