› added 4 days ago

1

TIL Germany Invaded Belgium in WWII and committed unspeakable atrocities despite Belgium having a peace treaty in place. A German official called the treaty just “a scrap of paper”.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

yQyWX TIL After the death of the first Chinese emperor, Shi Huangdi, his second oldest son forged a letter in the emperor's name, stating that the eldest son is to commit suicide and the second oldest son would become emperor. That plan worked.
p1PQ TIL When larger Kangaroos are chased they will often lead their pursuer to water, then once standing submerged to the chest, the kangaroo will attempt to drown the attacker.
D7yJ TIL that it’s common during TV showings of “Groundhog Day” to repeat the same six commercials for each ad break (referencing the movie’s phenomenon)
yQ9rJ TIL that after his arrest, numerous stars came out to speak in support of Paul Reubens, including Bill Cosby, who said "Whatever (Reubens has) done, this is being blown all out of proportion."
VBVwm TIL Emmy-winning actors Bonnie Bartlett Daniels and William Daniels, married for 72 years, initially had an open marriage.