› added 6 months ago

40

TIL that the RMS Carpathia, the ship that picked up the Titanic survivors, was sunk by a German submarine six years later.

Read more oceanlinersmagazine.com

via reddit.com

b6ONQ TIL that a surgery resident is required to be the surgeon in 850 operations, as part of their five year residency training, in order to get board certified in general surgery.
adWb TIL there are many cases of Canadians who find out they never had Canadian citizenship because they were born in a U.S. hospital.
kOKa5 TIL that despite flopping massively, Grease 2 inspired an Indian remake. While Bollywood didn't make a remake of the original Grease, instead only focusing on the sequel, the movie became so successful the state of Karnataka had to grant a public leave day so people could watch the movie
LQ1mp TIL One in three pets will become lost at some point during their lifetime
PYvee TIL that Elton John has been enjoying No 1 hits for over 50 years. Not just performing, but churning out international hits. He is truly an amazing performer.