› added 5 years ago

811

TIL before "Psycho" movies had no set start times but Hitchcock's viewing rules changed that forever

Read more nofilmschool.com

via reddit.com

mA6P TIL that in the 17th century, the Roman Catholic Church ruled that beavers were fish and could be eaten on Fridays.
XZpQ TIL of the Skeleton Coast of Namibia, aka “The Gates of Hell”, a place so inhospitable that when the MV Dunedin went aground in 1942, passengers were only rescued after another ship ran aground, a big aircraft was damaged on landing, was repaired and crashed again, and several army trucks were lost.
oR5oE TIL, the chainsaw was originally invented for use in childbirth, specifically for a procedure called symphysiotomy, which involved widening the pelvis to facilitate delivery
mxQov TIL that all bananas are slightly radioactive. All Potassium-rich food contains small levels of radiation, but don't worry. You would only experience symptoms if you ate 274 bananas a day for 7 years.
nYo7 TIL in 1975 a man died of laughter while watching his favourite TV show. His widow later sent The programme a letter thanking them for making his final moments of life so pleasant.