Home
Random
Trending
Today
Search
› added
1 year ago
359
TIL that humans are the only species prone to heart attacks
Read more
universityofcalifornia.edu
via
reddit.com
XEPK6
TIL: the US Government poisoned alcohol during prohibition killing an estimated 10,000 people.
l7pOa
TIL in 1391, Geoffrey Chaucer, famous for the Cantebury Tales, also wrote what is considered the oldest written work in English about an elaborate scientific instrument--"A Treatise on the Astrolabe"
5e78
TIL Liam Neeson was offered the role of James Bond in Goldeneye (1995) but turned down the role because he wasn’t interested in starring in action movies.
dNYQ
TIL a handicap spot with only the painted symbol on the pavement without a proper handicap sign that bears the International Symbol of Accessibility, is legally open for anyone to use
Y707B
TIL according to a report, the media shows ageing as a societal burden, with the elderly described as a “grey tsunami”, “demographic cliff” and “demographic timebomb”. Often the elderly are depicted as villains, unfairly consuming too many of resources