› added 12 years ago

269

TIL that the only police officers that carry guns in Iceland are part of the elite “Viking Squad”

Read more bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

Ypv47 TIL 442nd Infantry Regiment which comprised of 2nd Gen Japanese Americans is the most decorated unit in US military history.
YpMlB TIL The disturbing reality of Dr Asperger, the man who created the terms Aspergers Syndrome and High Functioning Autism. He was a Nazi doctor who sent many disabled children to their deaths.
78mEp TIL that St. Joan of Arc Chapel is Wisconsin's oldest building. It owes its name to an alleged visit by Joan of Arc to the chapel, where she may have prayed after meeting King Charles VII of France.
QJEPL TIL you weigh measurably less when the moon is directly above you
VBl0p TIL that the US nuclear codes were 00000000 for twenty years