› added 10 years ago

194

TIL that every time you buy a Red Stripe you support the Jamaica national bobsled team

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ne4PB TIL The guy who shot down a F-117 Nighthawk over Serbia is now running a bakery, and him and the pilot have become friends.
dYb7 TIL:When flatworms mate two"males" use their bifurcated penises to fence one another. The winner of the flatworm who stabs the other with its penis remains male while the loser becomes female.
VMyyZ TIL that two soviet pilots made a bet to essentially blindfold themselves on touchdown, curtaining all the windows so they couldn't see. The plane then crashed, killing 70 of the 94 passengers and crew on board. One pilot died, the other served only 6 years in prison.
VBEvZ TIL The movie “Shaun of the Dead” uses the word “fuck” 45 times in its 1 hour 37 minute run time. Roughly 1 “fuck” for every 2 minutes
JXyj TIL a fur trapper named Ben Cochrum was attacked by wolves in 1922. After shooting seven wolves and beating four to death with his gun, the stock broke and he succumbed to being “torn to shreds”. His body was found surrounded by the remains of the 11 wolves he had killed fighting for his life.