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TIL The term "Conspiracy Theory" was created by the CIA to stop people from questioning the Kennedy Assassination

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MZoK TIL A father and son team designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge. The father died from tetanus after injuring himself during the initial planning and the son was paralyzed by the bends while digging the underwater foundation.
OoW4g Today I learned that the reason we have muscle cars from the 60's was because NASCAR banned engines that were not in production models so Plymouth in order to keep their big Hemi engines in racing, put them in regular stock vehicles giving us the big horsepower in those 60's hotrods.
PYR8E TIL that termites are actually highly social cockroaches. Although they resemble ants or bees genetic research has places them into the Cockroach family.
VBoDG TIL how 3D geometry and prespective on Computer and CGI works by perspective and planes. which is similar to the optical illusion drawn in papers or walls. Geometry with brain and eye tricks
OGGlL TIL Dennis Rodman’s father was named Philander and reportedly has up to 47 children.