› added 1 year ago

400

TIL that a penguin has achieved the rank of brigadier general in the Norwegian army.

Read more military.com

via reddit.com

vYMr TIL in 1994, the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 allowed his son to sit at the controls during a flight. The boy inadvertently turned off the autopilot controls, sending the plane into hillside and killing all 75 aboard.
VMOjQ TIL With huge financial incentives from the United States, Egypt's Mubarak remained committed to the Camp David treaty, despite misgivings about dealing with Israel. To keep the peace at home, Mubarak instituted emergency laws to protect Egypt's stability and security
xLg5 TIL Between 60-70% of the French prison population is Muslim.
w6o6 TIL during his time as President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki banned the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals because he did not believe HIV caused AIDS. During his presidency over 330,000 people died of AIDS.
Vegp TIL That Sylvia Plath, Steven Tyler, Ray Charles, James Taylor, Marianne Faithful and David Foster Wallace were all patients at McLean Psychiatric Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts