› added 4 years ago

231

TIL that the inventor of the AR-15 also invented a new round for it. He also never intended it for civilian use.

Read more nbcnews.com

via reddit.com

NKaN TIL If Adolf Hitler’s father hadn’t changed his name in 1877, his name would have been “Adolf Schicklgruber.”
oB9rK TIL When the movie Clue was shown in theaters, different theaters were given 1 of 3 endings.
EGP7 TIL Marcus Garvey suffered a non-fatal stroke, and a newspaper incorrectly wrote his obituary, which reported that he died “broke, alone, and unpopular.” After reading this, he suffered another stroke that killed him.
v19dD Today I learned there is a tortoise named Johnathan that is at least 188 years old and still doing well
JYBav TIL you steadily "dry out" as you age. A newborn human baby is 75 percent water, adult men are about 60 percent, adult women 55 percent, and elderly people are roughly half.