› added 3 years ago

96

TIL Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was given an open casket despite having a mutilated body and the Soviet government only being able to recover a chipped heal bone because it was his last wish and a way to send a message to the government officials who had forced his flight in a dangerous craft.

Read more vice.com

via reddit.com

Bgvor TIL about operation cottage, which resulted in friendly fire after US and Canadian forces mistook one another for Japanese troops. The Japanese had actually left two weeks prior.
804L TIL William Hung of American Idol fame gave up his music career in 2011 to become a Technical Crime Analyst for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Dmp TIL that aurora borealis, better known as the “northern lights,” actually makes a sound, but it is very uncommon for it to be heard.
1oMr TIL in Russia many doctors “treat” alcoholism by surgically implanting a small capsule into their patients. The capsules react so severely with alcohol that once the patient touches a single drop, they instantly acquire an excruciating illness of similar intensity to acute heroin withdrawal
0d1GR TIL that "DB Cooper" was not the actual alias used by the infamous hijacker. It was the one that was mistakingly reported in the press and quickly spread.