› added 3 years ago

108

TIL that studies show alcoholism can be attributed to genetics

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

ERXx TIL there have been more deaths in Chicago from gang violence than troops killed in Afganistan since 2001.
x6lo7 TIL Alan Pinkerton fled to America for being associated with workers rights groups in Scotland. He aided John Brown, opposed slavery, and protected Lincoln from assassination plots. However, The Pinkertons would become most infamous for their violence and subterfuge of striking workers.
KOYv6 TIL that famous Japanese Actor, Toshiro Mifune turned down the role of Darth Vader... And of Obi Wan Kenobi!
awnQo TIL child sex trafficking has monetarily surpassed the illegal sale of arms in the US.
bXxN TIL that Flavor Flav is a musical prodigy. By the time he started performing with Public Enemy, he was proficient in 15 different instruments, from drums to oboe.