› added 1 year ago

148

TIL That a group of Carmelite monks in Wyoming are building themselves a gothic monastery using 3D design software and stone-carving robots

Read more hackaday.com

via reddit.com

4krl5 TIL that there are four unratified amendments to the Constitution that are still technically "pending" approval by the states. Dating back to 1789, they deal with subjects like banning child labor, stripping citizenship from anyone who accepts a title of nobility, and permanently legalizing slavery.
8eAZP TIL the American football is a prolate spheroid.
8aeK4 TIL There are weekly weather reports for Mars.
W7rMA TIL that nearly one-quarter of Manhattan is built on landfill. Notable examples include Battery Park City, constructed using material excavated during the World Trade Center’s construction, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, developed atop decades of coal ash and garbage dumps.
nexVo TIL 51% of senior executives in China are women. And out of the top 50 self-made female billionaires in the world, 28 are from China.