TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion. kcur.org Submitted by es_price t3_10nljf4 on January 28, 2023 at 6:15 PM in todayilearned 25 comments 392
TIL that Swiss Balloonist, Auguste Piccard, was the inspiration for both Professor Calculus, in the Tintin comics, and that Gene Roddenberry named Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek after him. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by es_price t3_y5surn on October 16, 2022 at 9:45 PM in todayilearned 29 comments 503