TIL rodents living outside of captivity still enjoy running in wheels because it gives them a self-rewarding “runner’s high” | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that Angelina Jolie once tried to hire a hitman to kill her, because she felt that a murder would be easier on her family than her committing suicide. The would-be-hitman talked her out of it by asking her to wait a month. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) auditioned for the role of Han Solo and after he got back from the audition, he pushed his friend Mark Hamill, who was sleeping on Englund’s couch at the time, to audition for Luke Skywalker. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that while repairing a whale enclosure divers during the cold war heard a human-like voice saying “out, out, out,” and got out of the water to see nobody. A beluga whale named Noc began to mimic human speech and attempted to communicate with them. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that an Alabama bloodhound joined a half marathon after her owner let her out to go pee. She ran the entire 13.1 miles and finished 7th. | Category: Learned Source More