› added 2 months ago

10

TIL that in 2014, Civil War soldier Alonzo Cushing was awarded the Medal of Honor. Commanding an artillery battery against Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, Cushing was disemboweled by a shell fragment. Holding in his intestines, Cushing continued giving orders until he was shot in the head. He was 22

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

W7AZ8 TIL that Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, has 11 children.
QJaML TIL on the Friday night the day after Martin Luther King's asasination Boston would be nearly alone among America’s major cities in remaining quiet and calm. Thanks in large part to James Brown refusing to cancel his concert that night at the Boston Garden.
6jLW TIL the 1977 NYC Blackout was partially responsible for the birth of Hip-Hop, as it provided cover for mass looting of DJ equipment in the Bronx.
dPE7 TIL that up to 10% of chickens have a newly-discovered muscle disorder called “woody breast,” which causes their breast meat to be unusually hard and rubbery.
lbo1 TIL at the end of the 2002 Spider-Man game Peter Parker, after kissing Mary Jane, speaks to the player and says “Looks like you’re done here. Go outside and play”.