› added 10 years ago

377

TIL that the term “easter egg” originates from the the 1975 movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” when the cast had an Easter Egg hunt but most of the eggs went unfound. They can be seen throughout the film in various locations.

Read more whatculture.com

via reddit.com

78kGP TIL that Rocky Marciano when knocking out opponent Rex Layne, dislodged four of Layne’s teeth which flew alongside his mouthpiece out of the ring.
X0emj TIL that deafblind people can use the lormen alphabet to communicate
GAP4J TIL at the Summer Olympics 2004 hosted by Greece, in observance of the tradition that the delegation of Greece opens the parade of nations and the host nation closes it, the Greek flag bearer opened the parade and all the Greek delegation closed it.
VBwP4 TIL that the construction the Three Gorges Dam in China displaced enough water to lengthen the earth's day by 0.06 μs.
p5v8 TIL there is a band that only uses Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie lines in their songs