› added 1 year ago

227

TIL that U.S presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day — July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the adopting of the Declaration of Independence.

Read more bu.edu

via reddit.com

4XJ5a TIL that when the first white man came back to describe Yellow Stone and consequentially its geothermal features, his report was considered fictional. The same also happened for the second non-native.
ogLA TIL Up to 70% of people will experience a hypnagogic jerk when falling asleep. A hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary muscle spasm that occurs as a person is drifting off to sleep. The phenomenon is so named in reference to the hypnogogic state — the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep.
WdKd TIL that a brain surgeon from Italy suffered a heart attack during an operation, but forced himself to continue after realizing that the patient would not recover if he stopped.
lox05 TIL that a rabbit, Dory, helped save her owners life when he slipped into a diabetic coma. When Simon Steggall passed out watching TV, Dory jumped on his chest and thumped furiously. Her odd behavior caught the attention of Steggall's wife (she thought he was just sleeping) who called for help.
dD0wr TIL that the phrase "Taco Tuesday" is trademarked by Taco John's, a restaurant in the US midwest and north.