› added 1 week ago

4

TIL that each TMNT had been assigned a specific weapon based on their temperament

Read more screenrant.com

via reddit.com

PYZrJ TIL Britain bought the freedom of all the slaves under its Empire at a cost of 40% of the treasury income which wasn't paid back till 2015 to ensure the freedom of slaves. 5% of GDP at the time which is aorund 100 Billion pounds today)
6wW TIL Queen Elizabeth II of England is “addicted” to playing the Wii and has her own specially made gold-plated console.
gr9kW TIL Toronto Maple Leafs player Ryan Reaves is the great-great-great grandson of famous old west lawman Bass Reaves
D15XJ TIL In 1948, a man pinned under a tractor used his pocketknife to scratch the words "In case I die in this mess I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo Harris" onto the fender. He did die and the message was accepted in court. It has served as a precedent ever since for cases of holographic wills.
KYQBa TIL The Toy (1982) with Richard Pryor was a remake of Le jouet / The Toy (1976) with Pierre Richard