› added 10 months ago

57

TIL that during the Battle of Mons in WWI, soldiers reported seeing Angels that allegedly saved the British Army from destruction.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

OGQE7 TIL Jimmy Buffett saved Colin Jost's Life in 2014
WkGk4 TIL despite its negative reaction, New Coke continued to be sold as "Coke II" in limited markets until it was quietly discontinued in 2002
9jBG TIL that British spies used semen as invisible ink during WWI. The method was invented by Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming.
Lkn40 TIL that cheetahs are very anxious animals when in captivity, which affects their ability to breed. To help with this, zoos give the anxious cheetahs emotional support dogs to help keep them calm and relaxed.
lJ8a TIL the words hysteria, hysterical & hysterics has the root word hyster, Greek for womb. The ancient Greeks believed women have a wandering womb that would attack their brains every now & then.