› added 8 months ago

35

TIL that the groundbreaking science-fiction movie “The Last Starfighter” (1984) had a musical based on it performed in 2007 at the New York Musical Festival

Read more youtu.be

via reddit.com

5YmBr [TIL] that Nigel Richards, a former French Scrabble Champion, doesn't speak or understand French
m1MmO TIL In Iceland, family names are not commonly used, instead the use of patronymics (or matronymics in recent years) are favored by law. A patronymic (or patronym) is based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (an avonymic), or earlier male ancestor.
8eWVK TIL: Phil Connors(Bill Murray's character in "Groundhog day") was calculated to have looped the same day for 33 years and 350 days.
m9xy TIL the person credited with inventing the pot brownie is actually named Mary Jane
GY88g TIL about the unusual phenomenon of "exploding trees." The trees explode when water in the tree's sap freezes. As the liquid hardens, it expands, eventually bursting the trees open emitting a gunshot-like pop. The exploding trees often bring down others with them, resulting in major damage.