› added 2 years ago

199

TIL that the immobilizing foam from Hulk (2003) is a real thing, often used to booby trap vehicles transporting nuclear weapons

Read more youtu.be

via reddit.com

69pQJ TIL that Accent Group own lots of the Australian footwear market including Dr.Martens,Glue, Henleys,Herschel,Hoka,Hype,Merrell,Platypus,Saucony,Skechers,SneakerLab,StyleRunner,The Athlete's Foot,Timberland,UGG,Vans +More
OGvDa TIL that Kenya is home to extremely rare white giraffes caused by a condition called leucism, which reduces skin pigmentation but still leaves their eyes dark . Only a single male is believed to remain after poachers killed a white female and her calf in 2020
ANZpw TIL actor Clark Gable flew combat missions with the US Army during WWII. During one mission, a shell ripped through the heel of his shoe and missed his head by 30 cm. A year later, his discharge papers were signed by then-Captain Ronald Reagan.
Ona4 TIL the game Settlers III had a peculiar piracy protection: in pirated versions of the game, iron smelters would only produce pigs instead of iron, which made weapon production impossible.
x6X6D TIL In 1924, CEOs of the leading light bulb companies held a secret meeting to stop improving their lightbulbs. This was because if they kept on making their lightbulbs last longer, then eventually consumers wouldn't have to buy any more lightbulbs.