TIL that wearing of the Fez hat is illegal in Turkey, having been banned in 1925 | Category: Learned Source More
TIL about the Oakland Buddha, placed by a resident on a street corner to prevent illegal dumping, the statue has now become a shrine for the local Vietnamese population who leave offerings and have even built a shelter for the Buddah. Crime in the area dropped 82% | Category: Learned Source More
TIL Test audiences hated ‘Dirty Dancing’ and the producer was so disappointed in the final product he said “Burn the negative, and collect the insurance.” Expected to be a box office bomb, instead was a smash hit,was the #1 video rental of ’88, and was first film to sell a million copies on video. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL Prince was a sensational ten pin bowler who could pretty much get a strike at will and wore furry knee high boots when bowling. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL A dad in China hired gamers to kill his son in video games so the son would start looking for a job and get a life | Category: Learned Source More
