› added 1 month ago

11

TIL OJ Simpson was considered and rejected for the role of The Terminator because he was considered “not believable as a killer”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

QN4Le TIL: The Graveyard of the Pacific is a place where 2,000 ships have wrecked and more than 700 lives have been lost. This is due to unpredictable weather conditions, including storms and fog, and dangerous coastal characteristics, including shifting sandbars, tidal rips, and rocky reefs.
yQl6w TIL in Italy, blasphemous profanity is considered especially taboo, with some considering blaspheming vulgar whilst finding casual swears relatively acceptable.
OoEZR TIL: Washington State actually has the second largest population in the Western United States
5YGln TIL that there was a short-lived republic called the Great Republic of Rough and Ready, only created because of the citizens not wanting to pay mining taxes, but voted to rejoin the US on July 4th/ Independence Day.
DyQp TIL that electricity was installed in the White House in 1891 during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison. He was so afraid of being electrocuted that he and his family never operated the light switches, always making his servants do it for them. He often slept with the lights on.