› added 9 years ago

202

TIL President Johnson once grabbed Canadian Prime Minister Pearson by the lapels and shouted: “Don’t you come into my living room and piss on my rug” after a disagreement about Vietnam war

Read more vancouversun.com

via reddit.com

rRxeo TIL that the age of clog didn't only introduce "clog dancing", but also the illegal "clog fighting" or "purring". In this fighting, men would wear clogs on their feet and violently kick each other, while otherwise being entirely naked! This would be to try and settle disagreements once and for all.
4NJa TIL there was man sentenced to death by a firing squad, he was shot 9 times and a 10th point blank in the face to ensure death. He somehow didnt die, laid still for hours pretending to be dead and when the squad left, he escaped.
mxlVR TIL In 2014 London Black Cabs protested against Uber by bringing gridlock across central London. Instead of damaging Uber, it brought a 850% increase in downloads of the app and hastened the black cabs decline.
ayV9 TIL the Ancient Romans had a method for choosing the best puppies out of a litter which involved surrounding a litter with an oil-soaked string and setting it on fire. The mother dog would jump over the ring of flames and rescue each puppy one by one, it was believed, in order of their merit.
woGeW TIL that in the 60's they had pacemakers with RTG's in them, a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity.