› added 11 years ago

136

TIL our galaxy isn’t just a spiral galaxy but a bar galaxy

Read more earthsky.org

via reddit.com

EgGKP TIL Hitchcock wasn't original going to score the famous shower scene in Psycho, but the composer scored it anyway. The composer also ignored Hitchcock's directive in another movie resulting in an end of their collaboration
d8AWd TIL: British author Agatha Christi absolutely detested her character Hercule Poirot, even going as far as to call him, "A detestable, bombastic, egocentric, little creep." She only kept writing books about his adventures at the behest of her editors, because they sold so well.
wLGV8 TIL that Jackie Wilson used to take handfuls of salt tablets with large amounts of water before shows to simulate profuse sweating because, according to Wilson, "the chicks love it," not knowing that such a habit would cause hypertension. Jackie Wilson died of complications from a heart attack at 49
4XpwX TIL that sperm counts have declined by 59% in males living in developed countries. No single reason has been established, though fertility scientists blame stress, obesity, chemical exposure, and smoking.
D1bAe TIL After losing her husband and four children to yellow fever, and her job to the great Chicago fire, Mary "Mother" Jones became a labor organizer. She organized a march of working children from Philadelphia to New York, and her speeches provoked workers to organize during the Coal Wars.