› added 10 years ago

117

TIL There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.

Read more didyouknow.org

via reddit.com

R7nZ9 TIL that in the Battle of Shiloh there was a strange phenomenon of soldiers having wounds that glow in the dark, because they the wounds were infected with a type of luminescent bacteria.
1aNNW TIL: Several actors had their roles shrunk or completely cut out of the film "The Thin Red Line" in post production. Adrian Brody went from the lead to only two lines of dialog, 3 hours of narration by Billy Bob Thornton was never used, and Mickey Rourke can only be found in the DVD extras.
Bg4ge TIL that, early in the AIDS epidemic, an executive of the company that made a popular weight loss drug named 'AYDS' was quoted as saying "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name."
8aeK4 TIL There are weekly weather reports for Mars.
5WpR TIL that 4 states (Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine) have laws prohibiting the use of outdoor advertising with billboards.