› added 3 years ago

137

TIL if you don't enjoy music you may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia, which affects three-to-five per cent of the population.

Read more mcgill.ca

via reddit.com

neYVP TIL about Lepersonnite, an extremely rare rare earth mineral only found in Shinkolobwe deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only mineral in which the chemical element Gadolinium, otherwise too reactive to exist, is found in nature. 400 tonnes of Gadolinium are produced yearly.
nRJY TIL: Some tarantulas keep frogs as pets so they will eat insects that burrow into their nest
GAQvg TIL about Preserved Fish, who was a Famous New York Merchant in the 1800's. He's also Featured in Terry Pratchett's "Real People".
VMRvk TIL, the Wu-Tang Clan left a clause in the sale contract of "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" that allowed any of the members -and/or actor Bill Murray - to reclaim ownership rights to the album by stealing it, without fear of legal repercussions.
loxMr TIL that a 1996 federal law allows restaurants to donate leftover food without getting sued, and that nobody has ever filed a lawsuit against a restaurant over donated leftovers