› added 3 years ago

68

TIL Two years before James Brady was seriously wounded during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, he served as a press secretary to John Connally, who was seriously wounded during the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

OoRA6 TIL that Abe Lincoln won the 1860 election while NOT being on the presidential ballot in 10 Southern states.
8aLVa TIL About Washing Machine Charlie, a WW2 Japanese pilot who would fly by American bases at night with unsynchronized engines which would wake up the Americans.
GaZG TIL Usain Bolt demands his ad shoots to be done in Jamaica to bring money to his country
KOx1J TIL Phil Hartman used to be a graphic designer and designed the logo for Crosby, Stills & Nash.
R7yP6 TIL Han Zhijun has been described as "China's most mysterious first lady". Han never accompanied Chairman Hua on business trips abroad and the two rarely appeared in public together. Reportedly, Han continued to cycle to and from work