› added 6 years ago

531

TIL the CIA once failed at bribing Mr Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, which was then relatively undeveloped. After he revealed this in an interview, the US denied the incident. In a rage, Mr LKY revealed a letter he received from then US Secretary of State and threatened to disclose further information.

Read more mothership.sg

via reddit.com

QJE1d TIL Eminem set the Guiness World Record with “Rap God” for most words in a hit single. The song has a record breaking 1560 words in 6 minutes 4 seconds and averaging 4.28 words per second. One section of the song features 97 words in 15 seconds at 6.5 words per second.
WkMaY TIL of Bass Reeves. an African American commonly thought to be the inspiration for the lone ranger, he arrested more than 3,000 felons and killed 14 outlaws.
mxbdR TIL that 30% of those with ADHD do not finish high school (10% for non-AHDH), 40% get pregnant as teens (4%), 60% are accident prone (10%), 50% get into a serious car crash (17%), and 54% get fired from a least one job (31%) respectively.
awekJ TIL German secondary education streams kids into 5 different types of schools
j6EXa TIL: Antarctica is a desert and the largest one on Earth.