› added 2 years ago

79

TIL Cyril Radcliffe was given only five weeks to draw the borders between the newly independent India and Pakistan. Additionally the English Radcliffe had never been further east than Paris when he was chosen for the job. 14 million people had to move as a result of Radcliffe's borders.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

j59R TIL in the 70s the US tapped an underwater comm line located between two USSR harbors using navy divers deployed from a submarine. Submarines returned with divers every month to retrieve the tapes, and The soviets never found out despite having a network of sonar sensors!
VMQ4B TIL that Toto, the Japanese toilet company, created a motorcycle that runs on waste. It has a toilet for a seat.
rNBmd TIL that 70s / 80s music star Plastic Bertrand wasn’t actually the singer for his first 4 albums, and the public had no idea for 30 years. He only received .5% of the royalties for “his” international hit, ‘Ça Plane Pour Moi”, with the majority likely going to the songs actual singer, Lou Deprijck.
OGkb1 TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)
5NGr Til that Ronald Reagan removed the regulation against product placement in children’s shows, helping create the 80’s cartoon boom with shows like Gi Joe, My little Pony, and Transformers.