› added 4 years ago

70

TIL Australia instigated the first naval attack in WW1 where German Steamer SS Pfalz surrendered after being fired on by Fort Nepean in south of Melbourne, Victoria.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

rRRxo TIL the famous Wayne Gretzky quote about "skating to where the puck is going to be, not where it's been" is actually misattributed to him. It was said by his father Walter Gretzky.
rNwoM TIL of Operation Starvation, a March 1945 aerial mining campaign against Japan that was more effective against naval shipping than all other campaigns (including submarines) combined.
KO8EE TIL Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually in the United States
rOad TIL people believed that sufferers of Williams Syndrome, who have charming & extraordinarily kind personalities, had extraordinary, even magical powers. The word ‘elfin’ was used to describe their facial features. This is believed to be the origin of elves, fairies & 'wee folk’ in English folklore.
kJ1KW TIL no POTUS has been an only child.