› added 11 years ago

104

TIL that as the Titanic sank, someone unlocked the kennels holding all the passengers’ pet dogs, “leading to the surreal sight of a pack of excited dogs racing up and down the slanting deck as the ship went down.”

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

mxoMv TIL in 2010 when the University of Mississippi began the process to find a new mascot, a group of students started a campaign to have Admiral Ackbar selected. Some students threatened to transfer, and some prospective parents said they would not let their children attend if he was chosen.
N8gP TIL the largest embassy in the world is the U.S embassy in Iraq. It is nearly as large as Vatican City, employs 15,000 people, and cost $750 million to build.
61pW TIL Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years
R5wMa TIL George III was the first British monarch to study the sciences as part of his education
VBLJp TIL Funk legends Average White Band were Scottish. Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart and Onnie McIntyre, Malcolm Duncan Roger Ball and Robbie McIntosh