› added 11 months ago

32

TIL that your lungs aren't actually the same size; the right lung is slightly larger than the left and even has one additional lobe unlike the left lung.

Read more my.clevelandclinic.org

via reddit.com

5VA0k TIL that butter is sold in different shapes depending on your region (inside the US)
ne9r9 TIL the idea of St. Bernard rescue dogs wearing casks of brandy comes from an 1820 British painting. In fact, though alcohol makes one feel warm, it does so by dilating blood vessels, hastening hypothermia. The idea is like "rescuing a burn victim with a keg of lighter fluid and a book of matches."
p8GNb TIL that Mars experiences all four seasons similarly to Earth but twice as long due to its axes tilted at 25° and the length of its orbit around the Sun.
6nbY TIL Texas elected a female governor in 1925—after her husband, a previous governor, was impeached and convicted and barred from holding office. She campaigned saying as governor she’d follow his advice.
rKnw TIL that when the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act was passed, only the birdseed industry successfully lobbied against it by arguing that hemp seeds gave birds shinier feathers than other seeds. Because of this, birdseed producers are legally allowed to import hemp seeds into the US (deactivated) today.