› added 8 years ago

69

TIL that Ronald Reagan, idolized by the Republican party, was actually a Democrat until he was 52 years old (1962)

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Zv6p TIL that an Australian tree can drop 22 pounds(10kG) heavy cones without warning
60pJ TIL after Michael Jordan scored a game-high 69 points, teammate Stacey King quipped “I’ll always remember this as the night that Michael Jordan and I combined to score 70 points”
nWooW TIL of a rare condition where men can become extremely sick with flu and allergy-like symptoms post-ejaculation, with symptoms persisting for up to 7 days.
DQdPY TIL that President Franklin D. Roosevelt never supported First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's anti-lynching campaign for fear of alienating white Democratic voters in the south.
Z1MR TIL, George Lucas’ plans to build affordable housing in Marin county stalled after wealthy residents fought to stop it. Instead of waiting for the initiative to pass he decided to pay for it himself