› added 11 years ago

70

TIL that armed with just a baton, an officer of the Mumbai Police charged a terrorist wielding an AK-47 and held the barrel of the gun long enough for his colleagues to apprehend him. The policeman died in the process.

Read more firstpost.com

via reddit.com

BgVle TIL of Old Bridge, Pontypridd (Originally called New Bridge). An arched single-span footbridge was built in 1756 for wagons but was deemed a failure as it was too narrow and too steep. With a length of 40m, it stood as the longest single-span bridge in the UK for 40 years after its completion.
ybVv TIL there is a documentary that has followed the lives of 14 British children since 1964
xVDO7 TIL that there is a bird called the Cream Coloured Woodpecker, also known as the Pikachu Bird. Males have the same colouration as Pikachu including the red cheeks. These birds are found in South America.
YpkB TIL there was a war named after Toyota, due to their pickup trucks being used as war vehicles
Wkr1Y TIL that "dietary supplements" in the United States don't need to pass any safety inspections or testing. Manufacturers don't have to prove their products are safe, or even effective, and the FDA can only remove an unsafe product after someone gets sick, dies, or files an "adverse event" report.