TIL the famous Hollywood sign was in a state of disrepair and ultimately torn down for three months in 1978. Playboy’s Hugh Hefner helped rebuild it via a $250K fundraising campaign. He then donated $900K to save it again in 2010. laist.com Submitted by Miamime t3_11owlp0 on March 11, 2023 at 10:06 PM in todayilearned No comments 5
TIL of Operation Babylift, a US-led evacuation of children from Vietnam during the Vietnam War for adoption in America, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The very first flight crashed shortly after takeoff and killed 78 children. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by Miamime t3_10ra4kr on February 1, 2023 at 11:40 PM in todayilearned No comments 5
TIL the largest beaver dam in the world is over a half mile long and was discovered via satellite images theweathernetwork.com Submitted by Miamime t3_11bxbhi on February 25, 2023 at 10:11 PM in todayilearned 16 comments 369