› added 5 months ago

28

TIL six Italian scientists were convicted of manslaughter in 2012 and sentenced to 6 years in jail for making inaccurate predictions about the L'Aquila earthquake which killed 309 people in 2009. They were later acquitted on appeal.

Read more science.org

via reddit.com

EXRo TIL For the questionnaire of the 1897 census in Russia, in the field “Occupation”, tsar Nicholas II wrote in:“Owner of Russia”
VMWoZ TIL about "tripwire forces", small deterrent military forces stationed on allied foreign soil that cannot be avoided during an invasion
M7NlA TIL that Chile's only two Olympic gold medals were both won in men's tennis in 2004
epAx6 TIL The company Blizzard inadvertedly inspired the creation of the digital currency, Ethereum, by nerfing Vitalik B's World of Warcraft character.
p8a4 TIL There’s a helium shortage. In a decade, we might not even have enough for silicon. Or for an MRI.