› added 11 years ago

108

TIL in the 1960’s oilmen would shoot flaming arrows to relight gas tower flames.

Read more blog.modernmechanix.com

via reddit.com

OomlY TIL that Australian billionaire Clive Palmer had a development plan he wanted to keep secret, so the architect jokingly labelled the block of land as "dinosaur park". After newspapers worldwide reported that they were planning to clone dinosaurs, 500 scientists applied to be involved in the process
4kA1a TIL Disney/Disneyland formulated 2 specific colors (Go Away Green and Blending Blue) to help “erase” backstage buildings and camouflage parts of the park that are under construction.
9Y0JD TIL Produce grows freakishly large in Alaska...like, freakishly large.
lZDA TIL a 16 year old boy died after masturbating 42 times in one night
jNrj TIL some Micronesians made mock airstrips, radios, etc., and imitated military drills post WWII as religious ceremony so airplanes would deliver manufactured goods.