› added 4 years ago

682

TIL that the Earth was shown to be curved, and how big, as early as ancient Egypt.

Read more youtube.com

via reddit.com

QJKNd TIL producer Jeffrey Katzenberg revived The Walt Disney Studios by helming some of their biggest hits: The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. After he angled for a promotion he was forced out the company instead. Better than revenge, he founded DreamWorks Studios.
nW7PB TIL That Napoleon was nearly couped while he was fighting in Russia by a former General and sanatorium inmate with forged papers claiming Napoleon had died in battle. The ruse was only exposed when he talked to someone who had received letters from after Napoleon "died".
XEGEQ TIL that Sergei Krikalev, the last Soviet Cosmonaut holds the record of most time dilation experienced by a human, having gained 22.68 seconds on his journeys to space
VaVG TIL that US Government agencies (CIA, FBI, Naval Intelligence) have recruited the American Mafia multiple times in order to reach their goals. A couple examples are defending the New York harbor during WWII and attempts at assassinating Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.
bMdE TIL – Sharks Get Suntans but Don’t Get Skin Cancer from Sun Exposure