› added 12 years ago

106

TIL Walmart store openings since 1962 mimic the patterns of a biological invasion or an epidemic.

Read more bayesianbiologist.com

via reddit.com

8aQ7X TIL that Czechoslovakian car company, Tatra, sued Ferdinand Porsche for patent infringement, due to similarity in design between the VW Beetle and the Tatra V570. Hitler said he would "solve his problem," subsequently invading Czechoslovakia in 1938. The lawsuit was dropped soon after.
5V9On TIL The Ford E-Series van / stripped chassis has been produced continuously since 1992 and the chassis itself is a carryover from its predecessor, dating back to 1975
XErME TIL The Aral Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world, has been drying up since the 1960's due to poor water management practices, so much so that the eastern basin is now called the Aralkum Desert, full of ghostly relics of rusting ships and decaying docks.
BoGk TIL that true root beer contains a dangerous carcinogen, and has been banned since the 1970’s
xwR5 TIL that Coca-Cola bottles that have yellow caps are kosher for Passover