› added 7 years ago

182

TIL of Wendigo psychosis - a folklore ailment where a person develops an insatiable hunger for human flesh

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

KYLAa TIL about the Oneida Nation, the US's first ally in the Revolutionary War, who were granted land protection after the war for a brief period.
n6D9 TIL the UK has a powerstation that’s primary function is to deal with the power demand spike caused by people switching on their kettles during TV ad breaks. The power station is built inside of a moutain.
B6Mk TIL Don LaFontaine, who was nicknamed “Thunder Throat” and “The Voice of God”, voiced over 5,000 movie trailers. His final voice over role was for an episode of Phineas and Ferb, in which he said in his final line: “In a world … There, I said it. Happy?”
xV9ZB TIL Famous “Tunnel of Love” found in Ukraine, originally was used to conceal the transport of military hardware
0wZaR TIL in 1977, a woman in New Mexico saw a burn mark in her tortilla that looked like the face of Jesus. She then built and ran the "Shrine of the Miracle Tortilla" until 2006 when the tortilla was dropped and broken during show-and-tell at a local elementary school.