› added 5 years ago

86

TIL That in WWI Russians used horse drawn machine guns called Tachankas for hit and run style attacks

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

yGOa TIL - That Iceland has no army and is also recognized as the worlds most peaceful country.
yVZpX TIL As a tribute to John Lennon after his murder in 1980, Queen released the song “Life Is Real”. Freddie Mercury wrote the song to capture the essence of John’s work, with a melancholy piano arrangement and deep lyrics.
N0Pb TIL that the latest Dragonball Z movie (Battle of Gods) was 1 of the 4 selected movies in 2012 that received funding from the Japanese government
ANQBn TIL: The first recorded Olympic champion was a cook named Coroebus, who won the stadion race in the ancient Olympics in 776 BC. The stadion race was a sprint of about 200 meters and was the only event in the first Olympic Games.
g4ZL TIL the longest static wall sit is 11 hr 51 min and 14 sec. It’s held by Dr.Thienna Ho