› added 4 years ago

67

TIL coquina (a stone made from cockle shells) was used for forts in the era of heavy cannons because cannonballs sank into the walls instead of shattering or puncturing them

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

e05AL Til whales ancestors used to live and walk on land
694xQ TIL Ben Folds leaked his own album, but with a mix of real singles and fake songs. The band wrote and recorded six joke tracks in just one day, bundled them with genuine singles, and leaked the "album" online.
Lkjk0 TIL That dogs were banned in Reykjavík, Iceland for 6 decades
6Edgl TIL Oxford University is 200 years older than the ancient city of Tenochtitlan, which was founded in 1325.
R5M09 TIL: Displaying pictures of eyes causes people to behave more pro-socially. So, putting up a picture of a person in, say, a conference room will make executives behave more ethically.