› added 5 years ago

132

TIL there has never been an only-child US President. Every president has had atleast one sibling.

Read more potus.com

via reddit.com

PYB4J TIL in 1924, the US had "Radio Silence Day" where radio broadcasts would be kept quiet for 5 minutes every hour in order to listen for radio signals from space. They didn't hear anything.
LQkXQ TIL that a 14 year old High Schooler debunked a college professors claim that “Irish Need Not Apply” job postings did not exist in the US.
M94b TIL that there was an experiment to teach dolphins English. A dolphin called Peter did actually learn a few words but actually fell in love with his teacher and also had sexual urges. Consequently, the experiment ended pronto but unfortunately the dolphin couldn’t cope and committed suicide.
wYEP TIL that spouse abandonment after cancer or MS diagnosis is 6x more likely when ill spouse is female
Zp4Np TIL that Nicaraguan Sign Language is a sign language that deaf children in Nicaragua spontaneously developed in the 1980s. Linguists find it particularly interesting because it is believed to be an example of the birth of a new language, unrelated to any other.