› added 5 years ago

51

TIL When Nikola Tesla showed in 1898 a radio controlled boat, people accused him of having a trained monkey driving it.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

5Gwr TIL of a woman whose skin grew around a toilet seat she had ben sitting on for 2 years. Her boyfriend gave her food and water until calling authorities to say there was “something wrong” with his girlfriend. Her legs had atrophied and she had to be removed with the seat.
d8yDQ TIL Cameron Crowe almost lost the opportunity to use “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel in the film Say Anything - Crowe got a call from Peter denying the usage because Crowe accidentally sent Peter and his label a screening of a John Belushi biopic, Wired. Peter liked it, but felt it wouldn’t work.
ZRGB TIL: A grandma accidentally sent 2 adults and 3 children to the hospital when she made them cocoa with packets that had expired in 1990.
PYKDe TIL Raw Oysters Are Still Alive When You Eat Them
QJwjE TIL Saddam Hussein's family were such big fans of the movie Scarface that they named their trust fund "Montana Management" after the lead character's money laundering front. It held a 2% ownership in magazines such as Elle and Woman's Day.