› added 2 years ago

96

TIL that when Fritz Duquesne's farm was torched and mum sent to a concentration camp as part of Lord Kitchener's policy in the Second Boer War, he vowed revenge. 15 years later, during WW1, he infiltrated Kitchener's warship and signalled a German submarine, which sank the boat, killing Kitchener

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

W7oX9 TIL a US congressman once wielded an 18-inch club made from a walrus penis bone in a congressional hearing.
0w6dy TIL Robin Williams wrote a letter to a Toronto high school principal, asking he reconsider expelling Lisa Jakub--gone due to movie filming. The principal did not honor William's request, but was quick to frame and display letter in his office, excited a celebrity had paid him any attention.
yQJ6w TIL the Jane Fonda story of betraying American POWs is false. Video of one of the POWs refuting the claim in article.
BrX1L TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mysterious unsolved death of 9 hikers who tore through their tents naked in sub-0 temperatures. 7 died of hypothermia, one of a fractured skull, one female team member had her tongue and eyes missing. Offical cause of death: "unknown compelling force"
kJwj5 TIL Uwe Boll, famous director of hit movies such as House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark, now owns and operates multiple restaurants and has been somewhat successful at it since 2015.