J1owl TIL that Poland used to have ghetto benches for Jewish university students
pYjwA TIL that in the Victorian Era, it was customary to phototheraph the dead as if they were alive, to create a final memento and to help grieving families cope with loss, as it was often the only opportunity to have a photograph of a loved one.
GAagJ TIL Durham Cathedral has the second largest roost of Common Pipistrelle bats in the UK.
164G8 TIL moon dust is toxic. Astronauts have reported watery eyes, throat irritation, and coughing after accumulating dust on suits. Moon dust particles are not weathered and are ultrafine, sharp, and reactive. [PDF]
oR0NY TIL that the San Jose Sharks have a dentist's office inside the stadium
dDgX9 TIL about conservation induced extinctions, which are when the conservation of one species leads to the extinction of another. For example: the conservation of a species leads to the extinction of a parasite of said species.
KY1wG TIL that the extinction of the dusky seaside sparrow happened in 1987 at Disney World
a8b6M TIL about Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps's attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Brussels without it being cleared as part of the original mission.
Zpbx4 TIL: in 1964, while famous revolutionary Che Guevara was giving a speech to the UN general assembly, someone fired a bazooka at the building as a form of protest
786aO TIL there is a narrow-gauge mountain railway in Switzerland that is owned by a supermarket chain
kJb4d TIL your gums do not grow back after receding.
Eg7Z0 TIL Babylon is used in reggae music as a concept denoting the materialistic capitalist world. It is believed that Babylon actively seeks to exploit and oppress the people of the world, it is believed that the smoking of ganja was made illegal because this sacred herb opens minds to the truth.