› added 5 years ago

89

TIL that Henry Kissinger was an honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

emmk T.I.L. that a system called “Perimeter” aka. “Dead Hand” has been online in Russia since 1985. It’s designed to launch an all-out nuclear missile retaliatory attack, if it senses that Russia’s command systems have been attacked and/or shut down without proper authorization.
ANOKo TIL that cremation doesn't burn bones. After the cremation, the bones are smashed to dust by the Cremulator.
6M1Q TIL In Finland, traffic fines are proportionate to the latest available data on an offender’s income. In 2002, a Nokia director got a $103,600 fine for breaking the speed limit in Finland. He was driving at 75 km/h (47 mph) in a 50km/h (31 mph) zone.
e0Bl6 TIL that Tom and Jerry ranks number 58 in Japan's top 100 animes of all time list
glrW TIL On September 11, 1987, Dan Rather, upset at the evening news being delayed by a U.S. Open tennis match, walked off the set and when the match was over CBS was left with nothing but dead air for six minutes