› added 11 months ago

58

TIL the FCC legally guarantees US political candidates massive discounts on ads

Read more law.cornell.edu

via reddit.com

1aegD TIL that Union County, Florida has a significantly higher rate of cancer than any other U.S. county (1,135 per 100,000 people).
mxjBx TIL of Typhoid Mary. Mary was a cook in New York City in the early 1900s.An asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, she infected 20 people, causing one death. After years of isolation, she went back to cooking, causing another major outbreak and two more deaths. She spent the rest of her life in isolation.
ADEOw TIL Carl Switzer, known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of films, later struggled to find roles due to typecasting and became a dog breeder. He was shot dead at age 31 after confronting a man who he felt owed him money related to a reward for a missing dog.
j6wdn TIL that Dean Martin, also known as "the King of Cool," bootlegged liquor, worked in a steel mill, served as a croupier in a speakeasy, and was a blackjack dealer, all before the age of 15. At 15, he turned to boxing. Out of his 12 matches, Martin said that he "won all but 11."
WGoN TIL that the at-sign, @, is not a modern invention. It has been found on documents as old as 1345.