TIL of Silas Soule, an abolitionist who, among other accomplishments, was present at the Sandy Creek Massacre where he refused to order his men to fire. He testified at Congress against his commanding officer and was murdered soon after, likely as a result of his testimony. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL during the Great Famine, the Ottoman Sultan “Abdulmejid I” couldn’t donate more than £1,000, in order not to embarrass Queen Victoria’s £2,000 donation. Wanting to donate more, he sent up to 3 ships filled with wheat and Indian Corn as a “hushed-up” gesture, not wanting to upset the Queen. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that the 2003 Cat In The Hat movie was so bad that Dr Seuss’s widow specifically said that she wouldn’t allow any more live action adaptations of his work. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL of Timothy Hunter, a DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman seven years before Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. He wears glasses, lost his mother when he was young, discovered he was destined to be a powerful wizard, and has a pet owl. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that The Movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” title was translated in Israel to “It’s Raining Falafel”. | Category: Learned Source More
