› added 4 years ago

116

TIL: in 1963 Liberace suffered kidney failure from exposure to dry cleaning fluids used to clean his many elaborate costumes

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Z8m0o TIL about the Pirate Jean Lafitte, who after seen the first American governor of Louisiana William C. Claiborne advertising a $500 dollars reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the head of the governor.
VrD4 TIL in 2004, GirlsGoneWild founder Joe Francis was held at gunpoint in his home by a man who demanded $500,000 whilst videotaping him and making him say “I’m from Boys Gone Wild, and I like it up the ass.”
4X7l5 TIL that the sirens from Greek mythology were never said to be beautiful, or even mermaids. Instead, they were strange human-faced bird creatures who lured men to their deaths by promising them wisdom and knowledge of the future.
e0yw5 TIL that the Canadian province of Alberta has no rats, and it is even illegal to own pet rats without a permit.
P1mkn TIL the EPA approves of some Ozone Generators to be used as deodorizers. Ozone is a toxic, dangerous gas.