› added 3 years ago

545

Today I learned a man died in one of those big hamster ball things when it veered off course and he fell into a gorge.

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

O1wa TIL During the final months of World War II, Japan planned to use plague as a biological weapon against U.S. civilians in San Diego, California, hoping that the plague would spread as much terror to the American population. Japans surrender came only 5 weeks before the plan was to be executed.
rRxmd TIL,"the Stopped Clock Illusion". Rapidly move your eyes away from a clock and back to it, and you will notice the second hand taking more time to move than expected. The brain filters the blurry images you see in-between while moving your eyes and replaces it with the image of first thing you see.
d80jK TIL Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, lost her virginity at a cemetery where she would secretly meet her future husband. After Shelley died, her family searched her desk and they found a copy of a poem written by her deceased husband, along with some of his ashes and the remains of his heart.
l7KgV TIL that zucchini can be toxic, there was at least one death of an elderly person, in 2015. In October 2023, a woman from Czechia ended up in hospital with severe poisoning symptoms after cooking zucchini from her garden
7r5Np TIL "Wrap Rage" (the anger/frustration which results from an inability to open packaging) is estimated to be responsible for up to 60,000 people a year being treated for injuries. In one survey, 71% say they've been injured while opening packaging and in 2004 the US had 6,500 emergency room visits.