› added 6 years ago

68

TIL that the world's first operational nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, had bearings made out of wood

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

OP5R TIL Isaac Asimov, a legend in both science and science fiction, wrote about interstellar spaceflight, but refused to use airplanes to move around the country.
nGKP TIL: Worldwide, females earn $18 trillion, but spend $28 trillion.
KdV6 TIL Bill Clinton gave the 1994 State of the Union Address completely from memory. When he saw the wrong speech had been uploaded to the teleprompter, he quickly recovered and said “I’m not at all sure what speech is in the teleprompter tonight, but I hope we can talk about the State of the Union.”
R7AZ4 TIL the inventor of the windshield wiper was also the most acclaimed classical pianist of his time, Jozef Hofmann, praised by the likes of Rachmaninoff, patented many mechanics for Steinway
dyaQ TIL Wounded Warrior Project revenue spends 62% on officer and CEO salaries. Soldiers get the remaining 38%.