› added 7 years ago

573

TIL In 1986 Jesse "The Body" Ventura attempted to unionize the pro wrestling industry, it was promptly shut down after Hulk Hogan informed WWE chairman Vince McMahon

Read more 411mania.com

via reddit.com

5Pk9 TIL There’s a theme park in Japan where kids can experience adult life (working, banking, etc)
40na TIL: From having lived and worked in China, President Herbert Hoover and his wife were fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and would frequently have conversations in the language to prevent their staff from eavesdropping.
XEjb8 TIL in order not to pay gas guzzler taxes for its US-made fleet, Ford made the Crown Victoria in Canada, so that it would count towards the imported fleet, where its low MPG rating was balanced out by the fuel-efficient Festiva.
Z8rDp TIL Mahatma Gandhi got married to a 14 year girl named Kasturba in 1883 when he was 13 years old through an arranged marriage, however, they were not allowed to live together because of their young ages for several years owing to the prevailing traditions.
GAQ7G TIL a reclusive British trader caused a flash crash in 2010 that wiped $1 trillion off the US stock market while trading from his parents house in London.