› added 5 years ago

892

TIL that the iconic Wiggles finger gesture was created so that people can always see where their hands are when taking pictures with kids!

Read more perthnow.com.au

via reddit.com

neVA9 TIL that Mister Rogers was bullied as a child. "I used to cry to myself when I was alone," he said. "And I would cry through my fingers and make up songs on the piano." As he grew up, he decided to always look past the surface of people to the "essential invisible" within them.
R5BVa TIL the reason Roy Scheider ad-libbed the line “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” in Jaws was because it had become a catchphrase on set for anytime anything went wrong. It was directed at two "stingy producers" because the support boat that steadied the barge with the filming equipment was too tiny.
D149D TIL Cows are considered sacred in Hindu culture, but India is one of the top four exporters of beef in the world.
9YBpM TIL Australian gum-trees have evolved to have highly flammable leaves and bark to encourage bushfires. The leaves and bark are full of oil, making bushfires spread easily and quickly.
XkOk TIL: In London, Ontario a flame of hope was lit in 1989 as a tribute to Dr. Frederick Banting and all the people that have lost their lives to diabetes. The flame will remain lit until there is a cure for diabetes.