› added 5 years ago

83

TIL the original quote is "It’s Wing- gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long."

Read more englishonlineclub.com

via reddit.com

PYpGw TIL that Sir Fred Hoyle, the British astronomer who formulated the 'Panspermia' theory, also coined the term, 'Big Bang Theory'. Not because he supported the idea - he was extremely sceptical of it - but used the term to mock and belittle it. Unfortunately for him, it stuck.
jgxR TIL Dwayne Johnson’s grandfather was also a professional wrestler, “High Chief” Peter Maivia, making The Rock a third-generation wrestler. In fact, he was the WWF’s first third-generation wrestler, and was heavily hyped upon his professional arrival.
EZ1p TIL A Gurkha Soldier of the Indian Army single handedly fought off 40 armed bandits with his knife killing 3 and injuring 8 to save a girl from getting raped during a train robbery in India
aw48M TIL that singer Helen Kane sued Fleischer Studios for basing Betty Boop's singing style on her and demanded royalties. She lost because Fleischer lawyers proved that Kane stole the style from African American singer Esther Jones.
p6wA TIL - A botched circumcision removed a young boy’s penis leading to him being brought as a female as part of a study to show that children are not by nature feminine or masculine. He rejected his female reassignment and later committed suicide.