Empereor_Norton
Empereor_Norton t1_j04117s wrote
Reply to TIL that roosters don’t have a penis. They pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss' by [deleted]
"pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss' — a move that presses together the male and female cloacas, openings used for waste excretion and copulation"
So chickens do anal
Empereor_Norton t1_iy6lk4l wrote
Reply to TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
Talk about the ultimate April fool's prank
Empereor_Norton t1_iy6kord wrote
Reply to TIL that Ulysses Grant was made commander of all Union armies at 41 and President at 46 by IllustriousAct28
I would imagine his military and political careers were helped by the fact people knew his face from the $50 bill.
Empereor_Norton t1_j5blogc wrote
Reply to TIL Bob Hoover, an American Spitfire pilot in WW2, was shot down over occupied France and captured but was able to escape from the POW camp 16 months later, steal a German fighter, and fly it from northern Germany to friendly territory in Holland. by MetaSatakOz
Hoover went on to work with Chuck Yeager on breaking the sound barrier.