› added 7 years ago

84

TIL that in october Dick Advocaat, coach of Luxemburg, said before their soccer game against Sweden that Sweden won't beat them with 8-0. Exactly that happened, which resulted in Luxemburg and Advocaat's homecountry, the Netherlands, dropping out of World Cup selections.

Read more the42.ie

via reddit.com

Y7mKW TIL My 2 favorite Christmas movies (Christmas Vacation and Home Alone) were written by the same man, John Hughes (And they released only 1 year apart)
D1dBp TIL since the popularity of the Brazilian bikini wax became mainstream, pubic lice have become an endangered species
VM8AQ TIL the sex of alligator hatchlings is based purely on temperature while incubating. At 86F or lower, the babies will all be female; at 93F or higher, they will all be male. The mother can sense these changes in temperature and will alter the nest to maintain an optimum temperature.
dD79Q TIL of the first recorded purpose-built haunted house attraction--the Orton and Spooner Ghost House, which opened in 1915 in Liphook, England. Closely resembling a carnival fun house, it was powered by steam. It still exists in the Hollycombe Steam Collection.
d0j TIL the largest waterfall on Earth is actually under the ocean.