› added 11 years ago

96

TIL that Mormons believe that in 1978, God changed his mind about black people.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

l7XXB TIL The American government (Among others) tried to deliver mail via missiles
G4g1 TIL that Target has a customer tracking and marketing algorithm / database so accurate it discovered a teen pregnancy.
wopRJ TIL that prolific Hollywood prosthetic makeup artist Tom Savini served as a combat photographer in Vietnam, and this later influenced his style of gory effects. Savini said: "I hated that when I watched a war movie and someone dies. Some people die with one eye open and one eye half-closed.”
X0j5r TIL in 2009 a couple in Colorado claimed their son had been blown away in a homemade balloon, starting a statewide manhunt that gained worldwide attention. It was later revealed to be an elaborate hoax as their child was hiding in their home. The incident led to criminal charges for the parents.
R5oel TIL in 1985, Wes Craven directed an episode of The Twilight Zone starring Bruce Willis