› added 13 years ago

138

TIL that Jose M. Hernandez went from migrant worker to astronaut. He’s currently running for congress in California at the urging of the president.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

D1j1Y TIL the Star Trek theme tune is not just an instrumental but has lyrics (which were never intended to be recorded) in order to give the writer more money in royalties
R5gV1 TIL there are 9 seasons and 93 episodes of "Super Friends", making it one of the longest running HB series
4kDZN TIL There is a very rare disorder called Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) that makes one or both of your limbs act independently as if they are controlled by someone else’s brain. Say your right hand is writing a note when all the sudden your left hand starts to suffocate you.
D1nyv TIL the Oolichan is a smelt-like fish that is so greasy -- with up to 15% of total body weight in fat -- that if caught, dried, and strung on a wick, it can be burned as a candle...thus it is also known as the "candlefish"
nW00Y TIL that the American Indian Wars only ended a 101 years ago in August 1924 with the conclusion of the Apache War and the granting of citizenship to all Amerindians in June 1924.