› added 6 years ago

250

TIL that in 1899 the last surviving native Tasmanian recorded a song, the only record of her vanished language

Read more aso.gov.au

via reddit.com

m9BO TIL that to get into character when playing the Joker, Heath Ledger locked himself in a motel room for 43 days straight. This allowed him to feel isolated and alone with his thoughts, helping him perfect the crazed. psychopathic Joker that we all ended up seeing on screen.
8aAAG TIL that after losing a son to drug-related suicide, Carroll O'Connor publicly outed his son's dealer, and pushed for a law allowing families and employers to sue drug dealers to recover losses and costs of drug treatment
76or TIL Stockholm, Sweden up until 1952 had a massive telephone tower with approx. 5500 telephone lines connected to it
7rZ47 TIL that California produces 100% of the U.S almond supply and 80% of the global almond supply
jKPE TIL Dolphins deliberately ‘get high’ on puffer fish nerve toxins, chewing and passing them around.