› added 10 months ago

35

TIL In Canada, pepper spray is illegal. If used on someone and causing serious bodily harm or environmental damage, it can lead to penalties of up to a $500,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

bQ1j TIL the deepest hole ever dug was only .002% of the way to the center of the earth
kOm7B TIL that 63 years after its launch on March 17, 1958, Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite still orbiting Earth. Weighing only 3.2 pounds and with a diameter of 6.5 inches, Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, derided it as "the grapefruit satellite".
GAryJ TIL in 2011, Sony accidentally tweeted out the jailbreak code for the PlayStation 3 using the account for their fictional spokesperson, Kevin Butler.
eekn TIL a girl obsessed with biting her nails was convince by a hypnotist to let them grow to get more enjoyment from biting them. After letting them grow, she no longer wanted to bite them, thus curing her obsession
xVpxg TIL When Michael Sembello tried out for Stevie Wonder, Motown bands didn't have more than one white player. His publicist told Stevie he didn't realise he'd hired a white guy. Stevie asked him his sign which he misunderstood and said Italian. Stevie: "He’s Italian. He’s not White. He’s in the band!"