› added 8 years ago

184

TIL that a survey in the early 1990s revealed that Mario was more recognizable to American children than Mickey Mouse.

Read more theguardian.com

via ift.tt

8anxa TIL Samuel L. Jackson originally moved to Hollywood because the FBI was tailing him as a violent radical
epBDk TIL that when floating ice melts, the water level actually stays the same. Apparently the difference in density between water and ice is exactly 1:1 to the percentage of the ice that floats above the water(aka is not displacing water)
neQEd TIL, Jürgen Hinzpeter was the the only journalist to film massacres during the government supression of the democratic uprising in the South Korean city of Gwangju in 1980. His footage was delivered to Germany and broadcast worldwide. In 2000s, he was honored by South Korea for his efforts.
5oDk TIL in 1947 boxer Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of his welterweight championship fight because he dreamt that he would kill his opponent, Jimmy Doyle. After a minister convinced Robinson to fight, Doyle died after never regaining consciousness from one of Robinson’s punches.
wLRW7 TIL that Sperm Whales are the loudest species of whales, whose clicking sounds can reach 230dB. For reference, a jet engine is around 188dB.