› added 12 years ago

233

TIL A man in TX was still executed after someone else confessed for committing the murder and the only eyewitness admitted he didn’t actually see it.

Read more murderpedia.org

via reddit.com

awrW0 TIL that all astronauts have to learn Russian as all the crews are delivered to the International Space Station by a Russian Ship.
ANMoo TIL the phrase ""if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck" originated from a mechanical duck made in the 18th century that would appear to eat, digest and expel food.
4kgWa TIL that Baby Doge and Best Friends Animal Society broke the Guinness World Records title for largest donation of pet food in 24 hours by donating 36,750.88 kg of pet food. (BabyDoge is a cryptocurrency and 5% of every transaction goes to donations for dogs)
LQKQm TIL From 1860-1916 the British Army required every soldier to have a mustache. If a soldier were to shave their upper lip, he faced disciplinary action which could include imprisonment
rRjbe TIL Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash auditioned to be a member of The Monkees, and when they turned him down he recommended his friend Peter Tork.