› added 6 years ago

281

TIL sloths are the only mammal that doesn't fart

Read more sciencefriday.com

via reddit.com

xRW0 TIL that actor Peter O'Toole (Lawrence of Arabia) was unsure of where he was born. Sources claim it was either Connemara, Ireland or Leeds, England. He had a birth certificate from both countries.
9wOmD TIL that the earliest sun dials were 'shadow clocks' from 1500 BC.
KOrEw TIL The World Mosquito Project scientists cultivate and release mosquitoes infected with a bacterium called Wolbachia. The bacterium is passed down to future generations. The bacterium appears to block mosquitos from transmitting arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya & yellow fever) & Zika
p8a8G TIL: The decorative tag on running shoe laces is called a dubré or dubrae. Coined in ‘94 by Nike designer Damon Clegg for an ACG boot. Clegg had no name to describe the boot’s ornamental lace tag, so referred to it as a ‘doobrie’ – ‘thingamajig’ in Scottish slang. The name stuck.
grEKW TIL the final fight scene in Rocky Balboa (2006) was shot during an actual pay-per-view boxing match in Las Vegas. Sylvester Stallone traded real punches against former world champion, Antonio Tarver.