› added 2 months ago

59

TIL Lucas wanted Muppets maestro Jim Henson to voice the role of Yoda in Star Wars

Read more mentalfloss.com

via reddit.com

R7lK8 TIL that in the past, people would "download" games by copying the code by hand from magazines
oR79K TIL the first non-stop around-the-world hot air balloon flight occurred in 1999 and lasted 19 days, 21 hours.
BgNmK Today I learned that ponytails can cause migraines to those who wear them, because of the tension of the hair that pulls the skin of the head.
yQ4dV TIL Einstein's last paper on quantum physics before departing from the field argued that it's an "incomplete" solution to a fundamental problem, with him writing that God "does not play dice." Ironically, the paper was highly influential and paved the way for decades of progress in quantum physics.
Ooxra TIL despite being a popular trope in crime fiction, it's basically impossible to quickly incapacitate someone with a chloroform-soaked rag. It generally takes about 5 minutes of inhaling the substance to render someone unconscious