› added 11 years ago

513

TIL: There are more people living in slavery today than at any time in human history.

Read more bbc.com

via reddit.com

WpXo TIL Maynard James Keenan of the band Tool has such a large problem with stalkers, that he’ll shoot at trespassers on his property with a paintball gun.
Wjx8 TIL Teller of Penn & Teller’s full name is legally just “Teller”.
GAAMQ TIL that the only Cat successfully launched into space was Félicette, she was launched on 18 October 1963 from the Algerian desert.
6EEVw TIL Muon Tomography used to find a new chamber in the Gaza Pyramid was also used by Toshiba and the US Los Alamos Nat. Lab. to assess the situation inside the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi
P1yrO TIL On September 27, 1987, Dolly Parton debuted her primetime variety show on ABC, which set a record for the highest-rated premiere of a new television series at the time, attracting 39.47 million viewers. The first episode featured guest appearances by Oprah Winfrey, Hulk Hogan and Pee-wee Herman