› added 2 years ago

78

TIL the captain of the Costa Concordia, a cruise liner which ran aground in Italy in 2012, killing 32 people, was jailed for an extra year because he abandoned the ship and his passengers rather than staying on board to assist in their rescue.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

78LOp Til that workers in every canadian province earn less than workers in the US.
OogD4 TIL that Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, guest-starred in a 1992 episode of L.A. Law as a fired theme park employee who wore a Homer Simpson costume.
4X7eg TIL on 13th October 1908 Travers Symons escaped from her escort in the Houses of Parliament, burst into the main chamber, interrupted a debate by shouting, & thus became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons. She couldn't be arrested, the police having no power in the Houses of Parliament
XEVWr TIL the archer fish's most notable attribute is its uncanny ability to fire a "super-soaker" jet of water to knock down its insect prey into the water where it is quickly eaten. They can spray up to 10 ft with astonishing precision while at the same time compensating for the water refraction angle.
YpxKr TIL: Apparently, plaque on our teeth is the poop from the bacteria in our mouths. Thats why when you brush your teeth before going to bed, when you wake up your breath smells so bad even though you didnt eat anything while you were asleep. Bacteria has been pooping there all night! Brush your teeth!