› added 1 year ago

55

TIL that there are two Saint Valentine’s and both are celebrated for Valentine’s Day.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

b6eYN TIL about Lt.-Col. William Rankin, the only person in history to survive falling through a thunderstorm
O0b7 TIL In 2007 a Dutch man walked free in a bestiality case because the sheep didn’t testify in court
GApGG TIL both parents on Shaun King's birth certificate are white, but he claims to be biracial saying his real father is a black man
4XwZJ TIL the actor playing Hedorah the Smog Monster in a 1971 Godzilla film came down with appendicitis. Doctors were forced to perform surgery while he was still wearing the monster suit due to the length of time it took to take off. During the operation he learned that painkillers had no effect on him.
1794 TIL an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation was banned in Ireland and the UK because it referenced how Ireland was unified in 2024 after a successful terrorist campaign