› added 10 years ago

144

TIL during the Iraq-Iran War, the United States shot down an Iranian civilian plane, killing 260 people.

Read more washingtonpost.com

via reddit.com

baQZ TIL that the Letters of last resort are written by the UK PM and tell what to do in the event of a nuclear strike. The letters are sent to four submarines that will open the letters if they don’t receive a UK naval broadcast for four hours straight, assuming that a nuclear strike had occurred.
p86oO TIL "Roar" is considered the most dangerous film ever made. Over 100 big cats roamed during filming without adequate trainers, and more than 70 of the crew were injured. The director suffered many attacks, at points developing gangrene and blood poisoning. The cinematographer was scalped.
KYwLQ TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head.
lPX1 TIL In 1964, during their first American tour, The Beatles refused to play their scheduled concert in Jacksonville until the audience was desegregated
l4p1 TIL that in 2012 the laws of succession were altered to allow the eldest child born within the British Royal family, regardless of gender, to precede his or her siblings.