Interesting Contents Archive

TIL Osama bin Laden had counter strike installed on his computer, a "fairly extensive" porn collection that the US government refused to release, and books with 9/11 conspiracy theories.

As we jogg on, either laugh with me, or at me, or in short do any thing—only keep your temper. LAURENCE STERNE

TIL a loophole in Catholic rules allows some priests to be married. If a priest or pastor in an Eastern or Protestant church was already married and then converts to Catholicism, he is still eligible to seek Catholic priesthood.

Maria Rasputina, daughter of the infamous Russian monk, became an animal trainer in a circus which led to a brief stint advertising the US cereal Wheaties as ‘a breakfast of champions’. https://t.co/Z7OTyvfodX

There's an early festive treat over on @BBCiPlayer! 🎁 QI: Series N's Danish-themed #Christmas Special is ready for a cosy night-in, in front of the TV. 🌙🎄 📺: https://t.co/jt4drTMDKd @qikipedia https://t.co/XSRXBx3wAH

Frost pattern on a car this morning https://t.co/NKxXnHWm92

In 1974, Oliver Postgate made a special episode of the Clangers called ‘Vote for Froglet’ as a satirical response to the political process which he thought ‘completely buggered by inter-party squabbling.’ Image: BennyOnTheLoose, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://t.co/rdlEjiYt5c

According to one account, the body of Laurence Sterne, author of Tristram Shandy, was stolen by graverobbers and appeared on a dissection table in Cambridge where it was recognised by the anatomist and hurriedly reburied. https://t.co/U1e35LR5X9

QI Advent Calendar Day Eleven. https://t.co/3at0pNQK5h

You can get a copy of Funny You Should Ask Again via https://t.co/rVOUZlDcCs, and for those of you keen to hear Jon's debut you can do so below. https://t.co/c1DUQiA49h.

Get wrecked Kylie(Jenner, not Minogue)

A man guards his family from the cannibals during the Madras Famine of 1877 at the time of British Raj, India.

This is better then interesting.

Today was my dog's birthday. https://t.co/lEzil2ePO0

This Reese’s cup I got with no ridges or paper cup https://t.co/AcJci927Cn