› added 11 years ago

87

TIL there’s a mathematical theorem called the “hairy ball theorem.” It states that you can’t comb a hairy 3D ball without getting a cowlick.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

nWa8o TIL that there is a church in London called "St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe." It got that name because it was located near a royal storehouse, which was then called a wardrobe. William Shakespeare was listed as a member.
rR81W TIL autistic people will choose the economically disadvantageous option, if it coincides with their morality, even if it brings no social benefit
pYW9O TIL that the first time a slow-motion replay had ever been used on television was to unknowingly rebroadcast the moment one boxer (Emile Griffith) killed another (Benny Paret).
N79ob TIL Barter wasn't what societies used before money. Gift-giving and credit were the main means of exchanging goods and services.
GYQwJ TIL that Tut Ankh Amun's tomb is the only tomb to date to be discovered intact and complete. All others were looted some time during the years. This is the unbroken seal to the tomb's door since it was closed 3,341 years ago