› added 2 months ago

11

TIL The Suicidal Tour (Excursão Suicída) was a 1943 fundraising tour by Santa Cruz Futebol Clube in Brazil’s North Region. From January to April, they played 26-28 matches in six cities. The tour gained its name due to financial struggles, threats of German attacks, and multiple fatalities.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

5YjPD TIL that the Barenaked Ladies' song "One Week" spent one week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
oRy18 TIL that all of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts were the eldest or only sons of their family. All were raised in small towns & all were married w/ children. All were (white) protestants, and four were their fathers' namesakes. All had attended post-secondary institutions in the 1940s.
KoRR TIL: There was one survivor at the Battle of Little Bighorn. A horse named “Comanche” who was treated as a war veteran and never ridden again out of respect.
QJVgX TIL that the Iconic Mentos jingle has an Original Version
ovNL TIL Stanley from The Office is an aspiring pop artist. His first single was entitled “2 Be Simple”.