› added 3 years ago

362

TIL Boeing built an entire fake town on top of their Seattle area factory during WW2

Read more boredpanda.com

via reddit.com

9Y0dG TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.
Wakd TIL: A B-17 gunner put out an ammunition fire during a battle by urinating on it - later earning a Medal of Honor
wLXnM TIL Leif Erikson Day is an actual day, it is observed October 9th. It honors Leif Erikson the Norse explorer who led the first Europeans thought to have set foot in continental North America.
1apRr TIL Joseph Merrick, more popularly known as the Elephant Man, had to sleep sitting up because of the extra weight his deformities put on his head. According to his autopsy, he died of a dislocated neck by trying to sleep lying down, in order to "be like other people."
jbdX TIL That when a UK autoshop mechanic saw the Google Street View car coming his way, he staged a murder scene. Police paid the shop a visit a year later after the image was finally spotted on Street View.