› added 2 months ago

68

TIL Freddy Kruger was originally going to be played by veteran British actor David Warner.

Read more ign.com

via reddit.com

wokOW TIL about the Loa Loa or eye worm due to worms occasionally migrating into the eye causing discomfort and anxiety
5YrOk TIL An elderly man in China tried to buy a train ticket using currency not in circulation since 1949. He wanted to pay for a train ticket costing 12.5 yuan with a 500 yuan banknote and was informed his 1943 note is no longer legal tender. They are now worth over $100
4XOd5 TIL that Mississippi didn't ratify the 13th Amendment until 2013, when a college professor decided to do some research after watching the film 'Lincoln' and noticed that Mississippi had never officially ratified it.
N7Pge TIL that the Donkey Kong high score submitted on VHS by Billy Mitchell in "The King of Kong" ended up leading to him being stripped of all his world records for cheating. Investigators were able to use footage in the the DVD extras to discover the fraudulent record.
p8EGQ TIL toilet paper originated in China around AD 589 but was not commercially packaged until 1857 by New York entrepreneur Joseph Gayetty. It was marketed as “The greatest necessity of the age!”