› added 3 years ago

191

TIL that when Leslie Nielsen died, ESPN published an obituary for Enrico Pallazzo, the umpire he played in The Naked Gun

Read more espn.com

via reddit.com

VBKx0 TIL - ENYA has never gone on a concert tour or even performed a solo concert, despite being Ireland’s best-selling solo artist and 2nd overall behind U2.
argA TIL in the Great Plague in England, sufferers in Eyam were persuaded by their church leader to quarantine themselves instead of running and spreading the disease. 260 out of 350 villagers died but are credited with saving 1000s of others through their actions.
Rwnj TIL that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund (worth approx. $850b) excludes Wal-Mart from its investment portfolio because of serious or systematic human rights violations.
nd8b TIL there are 12,000 properties designated “severe repetitive loss” properties for which “the flood insurance program has paid the owners for four significant flood claims, two within one decade”, helping to contribute to “about $24 billion in debt and taxpayers are left to pay the claims”
N7ZgM TIL that in the 19th century, America was notorious for exporting adulterated food and counterfeiting European products, similar to how China is regarded by the West today.