› added 2 years ago

88

TIL in October 1995, the potato became the first vegetable to be grown in space. Seed potatoes were grown in space using technology called quantum tubers developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, combining with China’s agricultural techniques.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

nx1d TIL in 1858 a sweets seller in Bradford, England known as Humbug Billy accidentally produced peppermint humbugs containing lethal doses of arsenic killing approximately 20 people.
b9yZN TIL that The Kid (1921), considered one of the greatest films of the silent era, still has a living cast member: Silas Hathaway, who portrayed the infant version of the title character.
kJkkg TIL, Judith Love Cohen,mother of Jack Black,was part of the team that created the Abort-Guidance System that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts.She was working on problems with schematics on the day she went into labor,called her boss to let him know she had fixed the problem, and then delivered Jack.
jN6Dp TIL of the LeMans parody race 'LeMons', a 24h race in cars that can cost no more than $500 and where the penalties are decided by spinning the "Wheel of Misfortune".
VMwv0 TIL you are not supposed to take your dogs on an escalator as it can cause them serious injury