› added 8 months ago

1985

TIL that convicted Texas fraudster, Billie Sol Estes, claimed that while Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson ordered him to kill Henry Marshall, a USDA official, because he feared that he would expose their link to each other.

Read more issues.texasobserver.org

via reddit.com

neRnb TIL pineapples burn your mouth because it contains bromelain, which breaks down the proteins in your mouth
WyW9 TIL that in “the Big Lebowski,” actor Jeff Bridges says the word “man” 147 times. That’s about 1.5 times per minute
M7Kl0 TIL that hair will sometimes grow back differently after chemotherapy. People who have straight hair may find that they now have curly hair or vice versa. It can even grow back a different colour 😮
rRANo TIL that employers in 31 of 50 United States aren't required to allow their employees to take breaks.
QJYMX TIL that Star Trek: The Next Generation was to include dolphins and whales as crewmembers but the idea proved too expensive to film and was stopped except for mentions of Cetacean Operations.