› added 9 months ago

63

TIL in Britain during WW1, it was illegal to buy someone else a drink in a pub.

Read more eastsussexww1.org.uk

via reddit.com

l4D7 TIL Julius Cesar was captured by pirates and laughed in their faces when the ransom wasn’t large enough. Then, while sending his men for the silver, he won them over by patronizing them and threatening to have them all killed, which he did.
Z846a TIL Bill Nye originally got his break into the Entertainment industry after 4 times of being rejected to join NASA's astronaut training program in the late 70's, and stumbled into a new career path by winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest in 1978 that launched his career into stardom.
1aMgr TIL that Dr. Phil lost his license to practice psychology in 2006
oB768 TIL: a group of audiophiles were unable to tell the difference between music transmitted over monster cables vs a coat hanger.
KOMJR TIL recycled coffee grounds can be turned into fire logs that burn hotter, last longer and have a bigger flame.