› added 2 years ago

75

TIL former First Lady Barbara Bush’s mother spent time in Europe away from her husband with Alister Crowley who is understood to have undergone a series of sex rituals around this time approximately 8-9 months before Barbara’s birth.

Read more themadtruther.com

via reddit.com

PYbgV TIL that a bill was almost passed that would have imported hippos into the United States to be farmed for meat, but was barely rejected on the concern that they might no taste good.
7wKX TIL: Inspired by the character Lt. Uhura, Mae Jemison joined NASA and became the first African American woman in space, then later became the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek.
xVGlb TIL that Tolkien's dislike of Snow White led him to prohibit the Disney studio from ever producing his works
1WL4 TIL Fanta is available in hundreds of flavors, including “Mushroom,” “Red Tangerine,” “Lychee Soursop,” and “Banana Fermented Milk”
G47J TIL: A programmer was hired by a Florida congressman to rig electronic voting machines in previous elections with a 49%/51% outcome. The code was not detectable. This is the video of his testimony under oath.