› added 4 years ago

60

TIL about the observer effect, a theory in physics that states that by observing a phenomenon we change the results of that phenomenon.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Oorg1 TIL that lacking nocturnal penile tumescence or "morning wood", can be one of the signs of a health issue.
NXYE1 TIL: That in 2014, a doctor in Wales was handed a suspended sentence for faking Viagra prescriptions because he said he was too embarrassed to see his GP. Staff became suspicious because the doctor worked in a trauma and orthopaedic unit, where patients would not normally need drugs for impotence.
P17NZ TIL there is a protein called Pikachurin (after Pikachu) which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.
6nW7 TIL that dinosaurs did not “roar,” but cooed like birds
BrYRr TIL Narwhal tusks can grow up to 10 ft ( 3.5m) long, and can also lean towards the left a little!