› added 2 years ago

105

TIL you can grow multiple apple types on 1 apple tree

Read more homeguides.sfgate.com

via reddit.com

kJG1d TIL a French occultist built a device to test the hypothesis that snails create a permanent telepathic link when they mate.
69B78 TIL that the precursor to LASIK, Radial Keratotomy, where operations to correct vision would be done “manually with a blade”, often led to many issues, such as vision loss and infection because the incision remains open indefinitely. "It is well documented that RK incisions never completely heal..."
4XeQ6 TIL, Lifetime Warranties can refer to the estimated lifetime of a product. Not the life of the owner. 5 Years can be a lifetime warranty!
4knb6 TIL that despite generally being assumed to be and usually portrayed as an elderly woman, Miss Havisham from Great Expectations was only in her mid-30s at the beginning of the novel according to Charles Dickens' own notes.
QNxVp TIL of Locusta, a notorious ancient Roman serial killer and poisoner who lived during the 1st century AD. Renowned for her expertise in toxic substances, Locusta gained infamy by providing poisons to prominent figures, including Roman emperors. She was eventually executed by Emperor Nero.