› added 9 years ago

67

TIL the French term for Brass Knuckles is “poing américain”, which literally translates to “American fist”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

pG7b TIL George Carlin was the first host of SNL when it aired October 11th 1975.
nenMP TIL in 2004 Amanda Berry's mother appeared on tv and was told by a famous Psychic that her daughter was dead and went on to repeat her "final words". She died a few years later, not knowing that her daughter was not only alive but she was watching the segment as it aired
ZpAdY TIL In 1877 Jules Janssen used a special 5.5 inch solar telescope to take the first photos of the Sun showing granulation on its surface. Of the 6000 images made for his 1904 Solar Atlas, only seven survived
woOeM TIL of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals: an organization aimed at clothing “indecent” naked animals that lasted from 1959-1962 and had over 50,000 members. SINA ended when the founder was exposed as Alan Abel, notorious prankster, who wanted to parody the conservative moralist of the time
DQBrv TIL Dr. Phil lost his license to practise psychology in 2006. Therefore, all guests on his TV show must sign a contract stating they are only there to receive "advice" from an individual, not a psychologist.