› added 2 years ago

306

TIL the vast majority of people lose their virginity between the age of 17 and 20.

Read more worldpopulationreview.com

via reddit.com

e0DG4 TIL that the Beatles track "Helter Skelter" was recorded in chaos. While Paul recorded his vocals, George lit an ashtray on fire and held it above his head, and at the end of the song, Ringo is audibly heard throwing his drumsticks and yelling, "I've got blisters on my fingers!"
OopW6 TIL Penis length and girth, and circumference is passed mostly by the X chromosome (mother) which contains around 900 genes compared with the Y chromosome’s (father) estimated 90 genes
neZ4r TIL that Christopher Nolan is red-green colorblind, hence why so many of his films use a blue-yellow color palette.
BBLL TIL Ancient Egyptians are credited with having the first idea of air condition, where they hung reeds from windows, and moistened them with trickling water. The evaporation of the water brought cool air in through the window.
ne9v9 TIL about the U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, marketed to kids as a toy in the 1950's it came with 3 different types of live Uranium Ore and a Geiger Counter. The kit's intention was to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material