› added 12 years ago

145

TIL that the Church of Scientology tried to frame an author critical of them for terrorism

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

b9MgN TIL the city of Baikonur is located in Kazakhstan but rented by Russia for its space program.
b6v9E TIL that in State funerals in the United Kingdom, the gun carriage bearing the coffin is drawn by sailors from the Royal Navy rather than horses as seen in the ceremonial funerals.
OopL TIL Queen Elizabeth II is descended from the Prophet Muhammad
6kZm TIL there’s a part of Canada that has black bears, grizzly bears, AND polar bears.
neBNY TIL that both New York, NY and Buffalo, NY were called New Amsterdam.