› added 13 years ago

129

TIL that because if their strange diet, Koalas are basically shitfaced all the time

Read more m.wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

v1Ve8 TIL that some people, after eye surgeries where the cornea is remover, are able to see ultraviolet light-a part of the spectrum not normally visible. Monet, for example, painted with more blues after his op (at the age of 82!) because he could now see uv light bouncing off his beloved flowers.
X4ME TIL Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance.
LQ1Op TIL about the Bloody Benders, a family of 4 serial killers who lived and operated in Labette County, Kansas from 1871 to 1872. The Ingalls family, from Little House on the Prairie, lived near Independence, and Laura Ingalls Wilder mentioned the Bender family in her writings.
XlDR TIL I learned since 1876, four US presidents have been elected despite losing the popular vote: all of them Republicans.
wLjgP TIL There is no age limit to be the House Speaker, you just have to be a US Citizen to be 3rd in the line of succession.