› added 10 years ago

87

TIL The Slender Man is protected by copyright by Eric Knudsen, the man who originally came up with the concept on SomethingAwful

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

XvxQ TIL A male cast member of The Real World: Seattle slapped a fellow cast mate who accused him of being gay. After filming, he was arrested for prostitution, and later came out as gay.
8aeyL TIL Babe Ruth was one of the first cancer patients to receive radiation and chemotherapy treatment simultaneously
D1pMj TIL Union artillery officer Alonzo Cushing was killed after being wounded twice during the Battle of Gettysburg, refusing evacuation from his position atop Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later, the longest wait for any recipient.
GA5pQ TIL What “would” means.
7rBKX Today I learned that there is a specific name for places that feel like an altered reality