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TIL most predators have eyes facing forward while most prey have eyes on the sides of their head

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5vdD TIL in Medieval Europe it was common for the wealthy to eat meals with their entire household, including servants.
ne98P TIL black people are less likely to know how to swim due, in part, to historic bans on black people swimming in public pools. In 1964, a motel manager poured acid in the pool to scare away black swimmers who were staging a "swim in."
b61X7 TIL A country Circassia once existed where the Sochi Olympics were held. 97% of the population was wiped out in a genocide.
E11Vp If you leave your body to science, you may also be donating to commerce: Cadavers and body parts are sold in a thriving, unregulated market where abuses abound.
YRgd TIL Michael J. Fox’s middle name doesn’t even start with a J.