› added 3 years ago

70

TIL that a fungus species in Malaysia was named Spongiforma Squarepantsii after its apperance of Spongebob Squarepants.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

9YvyD TIL in 1974 the girlfriend of Ted Bundy called Seattle police to tell them he matched the description of the suspect in several murder cases. She hung up after being told, “You need to come in and fill in a report. We’re too busy to talk to girlfriends over the phone." He would kill many more women.
xDvk TIL in 1961, the captain of a ship named “Bluebelle” killed all its passengers except a young girl who he left for dead in the ship he scuttled, the girl was able to escape and drifted for four days on sea before rescued, the captain later committed suicide upon learning of her survival.
4XDv5 TIL when Elton John changed his name from Reginald Dwight, he also gave himself a middle name. His full name is Elton Hercules John
wLBK8 TIL a married father in France went to the hospital complaining of a 2 week history of mild leg weakness, only to find out he lived his whole life with 90% of his brain missing
awVxL TIL a seed that was found in 32,000 year old permafrost germinated