› added 4 years ago

65

TIL sugar can twist light, and has been used in calibrating instruments that detect the rotation of light.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

8a6X4 TIL the novelization of "Pretty In Pink" doesn't change the original ending John Hughes intended for, where Molly Ringwald's character falls for and get together with Duckie, played by Jon Cryer
QNReM TIL that the sixth most common language in the world has no native speakers (Modern Standard Arabic)
160pr TIL: In 536 AD, a volcanic eruption triggered a "year without a summer," leading to global darkness, extreme cold, crop failures, and famine. This climate catastrophe marked one of the worst periods in human history, nearly ending civilizations due to widespread social and economic collapse.
Mexx7 TIL: Giraffes face 'silent extinction' as population shrinks nearly 40%
J1Da8 TIL about Lydia Litvyak aka White Lily of Stalingrad, the world's first female fighter pilot to score a kill in combat and later to become the first of the only two female fighter aces, scoring 12 solo and 4 team aerial victories in about a year of active combat duty. She was KIA aged 21 years old.