› added 4 years ago

75

TIL Snapping Turtles were used to find dead bodies in rivers, ponds, and lakes before scuba gear was invented. (Last paragraph of article)

Read more tgonaturecenter.org

via reddit.com

9YVmX TIL The Warwolf, is believed to be the largest trebuchet ever made. It was created in Scotland by order of King Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle, as part of the Scottish Wars of Independence.
j6xXM TIL Violette Morris, a decorated athlete was banned from athletic due to her sexual preference.
Nyb1 TIL Native Americans in the United States did not have the right to free speech, press, and assembly until 1968.
gMDW8 TIL that in 1861, the Japanese created an illustrated history of the United States called Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (“Children’s Illustrated Tales from 10,000 Countries”) which is a mythology of bizarre tales about the country, including John Adams and his fight against a giant serpent
69Wx7 TIL Between 2002 and 2010 poachers killed 4,000 elephants, 95% of the population in Chad's Zakouma’s National Park. Now elephants and wildlife are flourishing there again after Chad invited a non-profit organization to help restore and manage it