› added 6 years ago

125

TIL that after the experience of playing Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise established a charitable foundation to help disabled veterans and their families

Read more garysinisefoundation.org

via reddit.com

Me0E0 TIL the current form of herion was as marketed as "non-addictive morphine substitute" / cough suppressant and is derived from morphine. The inventor thought to had removed the addictive aspect but after further research it appeared to be the most addictive version of morphine ever.
b9ON TIL that the Mormon religion instructs their missionaries to openly lie and tell half-truths to protect the religion from criticism.
xgZw TIL there is a square colloquially known as Chop Chop Square in Saudi Arabia. The square has built in drains for the executions they have every Friday after prayer.
R7JJj TIL a St Louis suburb contains a landfill - half of which is radioactive, and the other half has been on fire for 10+ years
VM4ZD TIL that Stephanie Meyer is a member of the LDS church and considers the Book of Mormon her biggest inspiration for the Twilight Saga