› added 2 years ago

134

TIL Motley Crue is banned form ever getting inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame.

Read more distractify.com

via reddit.com

X0vRP TIL The oldest tree on the east coast of the US is a Bald Cypress tree in North Carolina that is 2674 years old
4XedR TIL EA bought out exclusive rights to be the sole producer of NFL games under the Madden Franchise. This is because its competitor (2K Sports) released NFL 2K5 for $19.99 and was considered one of the best football games of all time. EA ensured 2K could never make another football game again.
Xk8X TIL the comedian Gallagher - whose fame, arguably, resides in smashing watermelons on stage - actually has a degree in chemical engineering…
QNd9d TIL I learned the blocks used to build the Pyramids of Giza weigh an average of 2.5 tons, some blocks weigh up to 50 tons!
6wA8 TIL of the Mallows Bay ghost fleet, a massive group of US WWI ships intentionally sunk in the Potomac River, about an hour’s drive from Washington, DC. Along with other wrecks in the immediate area, some 200 ships dating back to the Revolutionary War can be found there, many visible from the shore.