› added 8 years ago

150

TIL on 5 March 1945, a Gurkha soldier in the British army calmly stood up in open sight and killed a sniper pinning down his company before going on to clear 5 enemy bunkers, single-handedly, all whilst under heavy fire.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

GA9QN TIL about Rabbi Sy Dresner, a advisor and friend to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1964, at a conference of rabbis , Dresner received an urgent telegram for assistance of clergy from MLK to help protest in Florida. 17 Rabbis got on a bus immediately and went down and led prayers during a swim-in
kO8p7 TIL Flamin' Hot Cheetos were invented by a janitor at Frito-Lay who sprinkled chili powder on some regular Cheetos that didn't get dusted. After his invention, he quickly rose up the ranks to become a PepsiCo executive. His name is Richard Montañez.
a8kWL TIL The poverty rate in Canada was 8.1% in 2020, down from 14.5% in 2015.
QJLJ9 TIL in South Korea people under the age of 16 can't play online games between midnight and 6 a.m.
6Erym TIL that the creators of South Park have hidden “visitors” in at least 75 episodes of the show. Sometimes they are mixed into a crowd, on everyday objects, or just extremely well hidden.