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Weird facts that almost nobody knows ...
ButtMagnet
The grammar and sentence structure in these are so poor it's hard to work out what they're trying to say
NotAMeatPopsicle
Fact #3482: I farted approximately 25 minutes ago. Imgur.com
paigezero
"Almost nobody knows" I read these earlier this week on this same website. Dumbass.
Dapro1
The antivenin on 9/11 was real actually, googled it cause it's quite interesting. The plane was escorted by 2 fighter jets.
LiRivera
The 9/11 Bite happened in FL, he was bitten (if I remember correctly) a mamba.
Bluegrasslass
How can you misspell Venom when the word is right there in the picture?!
Loadie25
I don't know why we don't use a 13 month calendar with 28 days each! Our calendar does not match the language with the months anyways!
ThatWillBuffOut
#3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevin_Boys
CRay19
We should definitely be using the Egyptian calendar.
CRay19
Or my calendar: my b-day us 12/25 and I party starting the 20th and ending around 1/3
TheyWillKnowMeByTheTrailOfDead
Fact 146, there were two planes in the air, one carrying the anti-venom, the second carrying the Bin Laden family out of the US.
ErinFromTheOffice
Fortunately, the US liberated the heroin from the Taliban.
c4ifford
Weird facts with almost zero context and probably half true.
CrimeThinker
Who's this nobody and where does he get all these facts?
njullpointer
well the one about the 'single' plane allowed to fly after 9/11 is not quite true; the ones evacuating the bin ladens aren't talked about
DontcallmeLen
Those Egyptians had their shit together.
FoxAffair
Fact #8954: FactRepublic desperately needs a new copy editor. These can be down right painful to read.
Weirdlynormalguy
These are all just the top posts of last month on TIL on Reddit turned into meme form. Some of them didn't even modify the text.
noctynight
CallingYouOnYourShit
No.
rudegoldberg
Sorta... OP left out the fact that the US gummint paid him $30 million to do it... still cheaper than the DEA.
ReLeVaNtUSERNAMESareReLeVaNT
It was banned in the Taliban controlled areas this was back when they were trying to make themselves seen as a legitimate government.By that
ReLeVaNtUSERNAMESareReLeVaNT
the Taliban/the founding members had been profiting of of the opium trade for decades but they wanted recognition from the UN
Thesarge2309
What it the duck does no.2 mean ?
Orzbek
I, too, believe that planes carrying antivenin should still be allowed to fly. Venin are very dangerous, so you must have antivenin around!
Amirabutwo
I knew the one about Mao and Khrushchev. Apparently this was payback for snubbing Mao when he traveled to Moscow.
ideasplace
#196 that and the one that took the Bin Laden family back to Saudi Arabia of course
TheSuperAllMightyPotato
Cool sources
kys123365
And cool grammar, gave my brain HIV reading this shit
NotFarEnough
It's from Factrepublic.com, it says so right there
dEMOTX
Rayz901
He's right though
AUBURN520
Most of these are from r/todayilearned
middlehead
Every one of these is. If reddit shut that sub, all the facts sites would die.
Decoyape11
I'm sure factrepublic.com is cited in several peer reviewed journals.
AwkwardKeming
I don't remember seeing any .... OOHHHH
TheRealDurdan
That's what I think when their sources are the facts website, like cool facts.com or something
wadenelson1
Fact #196 is wrong.
Makecba
http://www.businessinsider.com/only-one-place-was-allowed-to-take-off-after-flights-were-grounded-on-sept-11-2011-2011-9
bouncer180
Was that story about bin ladens family flying out of the US ever confirmed?
HamJenkins
Yes.
150Echo
Heard story of a 182 on the west coast that was tasked with flying blood into LA. It was shadowed by a Hornet the whole flight.
SuicideJockey
Air force one and escort jets
Rifneno
There were also fighter jets patrolling major cities for a few days afterwards.
xoverthirtyx
And the Bin Ladens
alexatrf21
And other Saudi officials as well.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
I'd guess they meant civilian flights.
MrNoodlemansbrother
#196 There was also one airliner flying around the country picking up Bin Laden's family.
heeeynow
i never heard anything about it but a plane flew out of dfw airport late in the day. i swear i saw it and thought it strange
soundguy99
Not true http://www.factcheck.org/2004/10/media-fund-twists-the-truth-more-than/
MrNoodlemansbrother
I'd have sworn I saw that on the news the next day. Ok, I could be wrong.
MrNoodlemansbrother
Ok, so they left 8 days later. I was close. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Laden_family#The_bin_Laden_flights
alexatrf21
Very true, one of the people assigned to be security for Bin Laden's niece is local to me and is pretty open about it.
ToastedVanilla
#1 oh god, is that what it was? Honestly weakest season in the show, then they just make it like it never even happened... Awkward af
obfuscatingreality
Since the image doesn't give any context I'm gonna have to guess based on "it was all just a dream" in tv shows. Dallas? Or was that s5?
Halfton81
Probably just figured it would've been way too dark for the show to have them deal with a miscarriage. Or too personal for Sagal.
TheCyberGoblin
I mean that is fair enough... could only begin to imagine the mental trauma that could cause if they tried to do either other options
Halfton81
Right? I'm sure some involved would've wanted something better than, "Hurrdurr it was a dream!" But damn, the options suck.
MysteriousLeigh
This is why I always feel weird when actresses' pregnancies are written into shows. Too many possibilities for problems.
Misora
It wasn't even a miscarriage really. She had a stillborn baby. She was over 8 months when she lost it.
ToastedVanilla
J E S U S C H R I S T! Poor woman...
CairoLen
*wince* Ouch. Happened to my cousin twice. 2 weeks before the due date. Sooooo awful. :(
TakWriterOfWorlds
#4 in 2001 the US invaded Afghanistan and a decade later the US was in the throes of a heroin epidemic. I'm given to tin foil hats, but...
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Yeah he didn't get rid of anything. The US has been rampant with heroin use and its not going away anytime soon from anyone/
Tanwolf
That's a fairly large time frame. You gotta use some extra hefty tinfoil to connect those. I could see a year or two lag, but 10 is a bit lg
ReLeVaNtUSERNAMESareReLeVaNT
We're in a heroin epidemic because of the over prescription of opiate based pain killers and that most heroin super cheap due to fentanyl
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
That's an issue, but fentanyl cutting is relatively new and not a lot of H is cut with it. its easier to buy Dorman at the corner store.
DoorbyTheHouseShelf
Also, whether or not we prescribe pain killers, heroin will be here to stay. I know many people who never touched a pill that shot up.
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
It's not a coincidence because SURPRISE! extremists tend to fight people they don't like, even other extremists.
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relicen
No that's not a fact. The US trained the afghan mujahedin tribes. After the war some of their fighters joined the taliban, some joined AQ. >
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Shhhh, he doesn't know that Al-Qaeda began in 1988 while the Soviets pulled out in Feb 1989.
relicen
ISIS was born from the jihadist insurgents and mercenaries fighting against the american invasion of Iraq and the rebel forces fighting >
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Must feel really good to go through my comments downvoting everything. You need more hobbies.
imthegoldonyourceiling
Maybe just a coincidence, but now more than 90% of heroin contains opium from Afghanistan
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
You're sorta iffy on the definition of established, aren't you?
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
How about you don't tell blatant lies?
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HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Also pushing the definition of smug a little.
Vinc3nz0relli
Mail Trucks. Hello, is Elon there?
Halfton81
The trade-off is that the old mail trucks just keep fuckin running, and maintenance is dirt cheap. So far it's been worth the gas, I guess.
bligs
I dunno, I'd think that getting 10mpg in a car that does nothing but stop and go isn't that bad.
Ballfairy
that one isnt quite true, they run on GM's "iron duke" 4 cylinder which nets them around a 20 ish mpg average, but constant stop and go
Ballfairy
they suffer severely, low gear is not exactly "efficient" but more than anything they're designation is LLV Long life Vehicle. the motor is
Ballfairy
built to work and continue working. unlike most cars which are nowadays meant to be serviced and replaced, planned obsolescence is real
PelvisVesel
Why aren't we doing the 5 days of festivities like the egyptians?
Blitzkreig365
How'd we miss that idea??
Nephus
Don't we? December 26th - 31st tend to be holiday parties time.
MuayThaiwinLannister
They do it in Ethiopia. The thirteenth month, pagume, is often unpaid for government employees, iirc
helpusdrzaius
cause we're no fun
Cheomesh
Or the 200 holidays of European medieval Peasants :/
Anfalicious
I think it's where mardi gras comes from.
Thrashwell
Youre one of we. Do it. Maybe people will follow you and you will change the world! Remember me when you get to the top. Now fly, butterfly!
AnAussieDude
Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, New Years.....wait
TheCrimsonFukr
I don't know what you've been doing, but I've made it 65 days a year personally.
MerToo
go the fuck back to work.
daiokaio
It wasn't as perfect calendar. eventually we would have winter in July due to sidereal day. Look at this: https://youtu.be/IJhgZBn-LHg
dropeleven
have you ever been to a three day music festival? that morning after is a doozy
meetingsaramarshall
We kinda are.
nsdev
Because that'll kill the economy!
ved79a
Russians have 10 days of festivities as from 1 January. Chinese New Year lasts for about 23 days somewhere in February.
TheGifMaster
Cuz America sucks.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
And for that matter, why don't we have siesta?
dontsayretarded0itsgay
Youre not doing it right, apparently
iwishicoulduseanunderscoreinthisusername
Tolkien made his "Shire reckoning" calendar line that.
Treblaine
Xiseria
The real question is why aren't we doing 13 four-week months? Then we'd have a spare day to pretend doesn't exist and confuse children with.
Anfalicious
Suspicion over the number 13, I believe...
Canteu
I mean, most people get from Christmas eve to just after new years, so it's more.
DorgEndo
Not in America. We average only 7 days off per year. It sucks
Canteu
Damn, we get all of these. I work the lot though because double time https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays
DorgEndo
I need to correct myself. 3/4 of people get 14 days but only use 7. Americans are fucked about about taking vacation time. 1/4 get none
Istoleyourbooks
Festivus!
RuFusDarK
liesuponlies
They spaced them out and decided to fuck over February in the process
Antidote12
Poor February
Hippopotamuss
I am a big fan of removing the month of February and adding those extra days to the weekends and just call that new day February.
FriscoeHotsauce
But actually, Romans.
IamtheFloridaMan
Paigan holidays.
Okebel
Julius and Augustus Caesar wanted to have 31 days in the months names after them because the're important and deserve an extra day.
PelvisVesel
Those fucking cunts
CottonTShirtz
Blame the Romans, as usual
PelvisVesel
They didn't space out shit. We get one day for New Years. We could have had 5 days.
liesuponlies
The Christian holidays replace new year week. Christmas, easter, ash wednesday, etc.
BigBirdForPresident
On a non religious note, fuck that shit I was 5 day party week
ChefGoat
Your just not doing it right..
JGsK
13 months 28 days a month and 1 left over "new year" day would be perfect
somepersondoingsomethings
I want a cool sounding 13th month. Like "Destructober" or "Infernoary"
harpo3000
Or just "Trump". If we named it after him, he would probably raise an executive order to institute the Trumporian calendar
Duskiewastaken
it's actually Sol
Deanscream
Every day is a festivity when you're free, welcome to America!
bionikchkn
*Some restrictions may apply
xYouKnowNothingx
*Some assembly required
Toxicempanada
*pleaee disregard if you are a person of color or any shade of female.
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
*including the colour white *any shade of female includes anyone with an X chromosome
CausticCake
actually, i am in favor of 4 or 8 day weeks, with every 4th day being a day of rest. we could have 90 or 91 4-day weeks, or 45 8 day weeks
TheSpeakerOfTheHouse
I reckon we should have only 3 days of work per week, in order to employ more people. Robots don't get any time off.
CausticCake
and then at the end of the year, we could have 1 or 5 days of new year celebration
automaticallymoderated
Unless you work in retail, emergency response, hospitals, nursing homes, law enforcement, or any kind of travel. If so, work is mandatory
automaticallymoderated
It sounds great, but I found I never felt rested with only one day a week off. 4 10-hour days and 2 off is where it's at, IMO
TheTimeless
I used to work 4 10 hour days and 3 days off, it was great at first, but gradually it became the worst schedule I've had in my life.
ejic
Not 3 days off? Or are you proposing a 6 day week?
automaticallymoderated
Oh yes, 3 days off! Sorry, words thought conveying brain not work good.
Tanwolf
I've worked a split week before. 3 days on, then a day off, then 2 days on before a 2nd day off. It sucked. I was a mechanic and worked 9 >>
Tanwolf
>hour days. With 1 day off, I caught up on sleep/family before having to work again. With 2 days off, the first day is spent catching up on>
Tanwolf
rest and then the 2nd day I could spend with my wife and kids. Some might be able to do a split week but not me. Work took too much away.
OfficialCommentFromCorporate
I get 10 paid federal holidays. Don't fuck this up for me.
NuggetsForKitty
I get 4.I'd love to fuck it up for you.
merxman
You still would, it just adds 5 days at the end of the year (or, OK, probably net +4 since New Years would likely be one of them).
paynis
Wooooooo holiday pay!
TheGhostOfKrombopulosMichael
There's a similar proposed calendar of 13 months of 28 days. 13×28=364. The extra day would be new years; everyone would get the day of. 1/2
LordNoodles
I think this is how the calendar works in Dishonored. And the 13th month is like a festival. And how corvo knocked up the queen
AjaxMaior
this would make life so much easier - like payroll and bills. But industry would stop it..too much money made on late fees, complexities,etc
WomenBelongInTheKitchen
Menstruating women rejoice!
zagibu
The last day is the day of the nameless one. Don't go outside and only use candles for light.
12visionsdancing
And with my luck, my birthday would always be on a Wednesday or something.
MinorityOpinion
"Wednesday's child is full of woe."
TheGhostOfKrombopulosMichael
I think that's also something people would probably get used to. Your birthday always occurs during the same season. Does that bother you?
itsbre
Actually, yes. My birthday is in the winter and it sucks. It would be worse if it was in the winter and always on Monday.
TheGhostOfKrombopulosMichael
Since every month is exactly 4 weeks, every month would start on the same day of the week, and every date would be the same day of the week.
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DungeonMaster69
Why would you start the month from Sunday and not Monday?
Boxers4life
This is an accountant's wet dream. I speak from personal experience.
Duskiewastaken
the first day of the week is monday, not sunday.
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
We can't even switch to the metric system in the US because "people wouldn't get it" even though every one alive was taught the metric
Duskiewastaken
as a european, I'll make a move, if you decide to abandon the metric system I'm ok with starting my weeks with sundays in a 13 months cal.
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
System for something like science class and understands it's a more accurate means of measurement.
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
You want them to learn a new calendar system.. people thought banking software would crash and the economy was going to crash in Y2K...
Assassine
Then what day would new years be? A special day outside of a regular weekday?
Frrankosuave
Setting calendar day on dial watch would be a pain 1 day a year though
arek314
Every watch would become annual callendar and perpetual would be way easier than now.
darbdavys
That would be kinda boring, although efficient and simple.
Gaidenninjacat
And the current calendar is excited because....
GayerthanHitler
Imagine being a kid whose birthday is always on monday
CorgiBae
Not much thrill to be had in the calendar system, mate.
Znayx
Boring? Wtf? Who even cares? It's a calendar, not a sky dive.
tsunayou
i mean, soccer dude had to practice right so how was he never found out?
IAmYourGodNow
He's supposed to be the franchise player, and we're in here talking about practice. Not a game, not a game. We're talking about practice.
Gigapudin
There's an interesting article on it here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer)
HungarianOxPenisInABlender
I think that story is BS.
TooMuchWorkNotNuffFun
Google declares otherwise
PellerGnu
He was actually a very skilled youth player, so he could kick a ball, just not at the level he was supposed to.
Rabeandre
He would sign short contracts, then claim he didn't have sufficient match fitness, so he'd start off with only physical training, where 1/?
Rabeandre
He shone. When it came time to join the other players in technical training, he would feign a hamstring injury which at the time was 2/?
Rabeandre
Difficult to diagnose. He was also friends with journalists, doctors and actual football stars to recommend him to clubs.
OkramTheBarbarian
Well connected, rich and fit ? Awesome
jonbalderh
God-tier catfish
DarkSock
He would've been found out immediately had soccer ever become a real sport
NapoleonDynOmite
Bold strategy Cotton
SirFishy
To be fair, it is like the biggest sport in the world. Even though it is boring.
GoogleFucker
What planet do you live on? Even if you live in the US, you can't deny that soccer is a major sport. And worldwide, it is HUGE
DarkSock
I WOULD totally watch competitive soccer flopping; the best flopper should win a 4' long jelly dong. And by "win" I mean "be beaten with".
DarkSock
One out of five people on earth eat their own boogers. Maybe that should be a sport.
ICantSeeMyForehead
It would be better than baseball or hand egg, for sure
Matrand
Jokes are hard to take sometimes, it's okay.
GoogleFucker
Oh. Whoops, that flew over my head then, my bad
DarkSock
Take soccer, for example…
GoogleFucker
Like, literally, the entire earth plays soccer
Kiwiwhovian
I don't. Fuck soccer.