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 Thomas Edison would give potential employees a bowl of soup during the interview, if they salted or peppered the soup before tasting it they wouldn’t get the job. This was to test whether the employees had analytical minds and didn’t make assumptions. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL Homer Simpson’s idea to fill a mine with other cities’ garbage dissuaded a small Canadian town with the exact same idea. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL of a Russian family who were cut off from all human contact for 40 years in the Siberian wilderness. They were completely unaware that World War 2 had occurred. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL the famous line from the film Captain Phillips “Look at me. I’m the captain now.” was improvised by actor Barkhad Abdi who had no prior acting experience. | Category: Learned Source More
