won Archives - reddit

Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time.

Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.

1 Comment

TIL in 1962 boxer Emile Griffith fought Welterweight Champion Benny Paret. At the weigh-in, Paret infuriated Griffith, a bisexual man, by touching his buttocks and making a homophobic slur. Griffith won the bout by knockout; Paret never recovered consciousness and died in the hospital 10 days later.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 10:48 pm

3 Points
Upvote Downvote
13 Comments

When did you realize that you’ve won?

by QuestionGuy July 1, 2022, 4:03 pm

4 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

TIL the song “Toxic” by Britney Spears that received widespread acclaim from music critics and won Best Dance Recording at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards was initially offered to Kylie Minogue for her album Body Language, but she turned it down.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 7:32 am

4 Points
Upvote Downvote
36 Comments

If you won a five-minute shopping spree at any store, where would you choose?

by QuestionGuy June 29, 2022, 5:33 am

5 Points
Upvote Downvote
2 Comments

Did you hear about the scarecrow that won an award?

by cringeyjokesman June 20, 2022, 3:58 pm

10 Points
Upvote Downvote
3 Comments

What was the moment that made you say “I’ve won but at what cost”?

by QuestionGuy June 18, 2022, 3:36 am

10 Points
Upvote Downvote
27 Comments

What would be the first thing you would buy if you won the lottery?

by QuestionGuy June 17, 2022, 9:49 pm

10 Points
Upvote Downvote
TIL ‘Jeopardy!’ superchampion and eventual host Ken Jennings won so many games during his initial streak that he admitted to fabricating anecdotes for the show’s interview portion just so that he would have something to chat about with Alex Trebek.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 6:03 pm

11 Points
Upvote Downvote
2 Comments

I won $1M in the lottery

by cringeyjokesman June 11, 2022, 10:47 pm

11 Points
Upvote Downvote
4 Comments

TIL about Butteri, Italian cowboys. When Buffalo Bill toured in Italy with his Wild West Show in 1890, the Butteri, led by Augusto Imperiali, challenged his troupe and won proving far more experience.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 5:55 pm

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
7 Comments

TIL Hakeem Olajuwon won NBA Player of The Month in February 1995 while fasting for the entire month, as Ramadan that year went from Jan 31st to March 1st, and Hakeem, being a religious Muslim, refused to miss a single day of it.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 11:58 am

12 Points
Upvote Downvote
4 Comments

TIL in 1984 Phyllis Penzo was a waitress and Officer Robert Cunningham a regular patron suggested that the two split a lottery ticket, each of them choosing three of the six numbers. when Cunningham discovered that the ticket had won a $6 million prize, he honored their verbal agreement and split it

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 1:05 am

12 Points
Upvote Downvote

Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.