› added 2 years ago

91

TIL that in 1921, a dog was put on trial for "catslaughter." He was represented by an actual lawyer, tried in an actual courtroom, in front of an actual judge, with an actual jury, who acquitted him for the crime.

Read more chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

via reddit.com

KObPG TIL: A chemical previously used in microwave popcorn bags caused “popcorn lung” a cancer mainly affecting workers inhaling diacetyl in microwave popcorn factories.
vdN7 TIL that Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara built the R2-D2 in Star Wars Ep.1&2, and the Energizer Bunny
X0mVj TIL Tesla’s OSHA violations made up 75 percent of all the violations among the top 10. From 2014 to 2018, Tesla’s auto production facility in Fremont, California, was issued a total of 54 OSHA violations: three times more than all the top 10 auto plants in the U.S. combined.
8eE7b TIL the opposite of a mule is called a hinny
vPbvD TIL Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan during World War II, remained in power as a constitutional monarch until his death in 1989.