› added 3 years ago

334

TIL That the Titanic had only about 2/3 of its maximum capacity of people when it sank and more than 1000 extra people could have died had it been at maximum capacity

Read more britannica.com

via reddit.com

awgRb TIL - three quarters of all U.S. farms account for only 4 percent of product sales, making the notion of "family farmers" who deserve subsidies obsolete to our food supply
YpPyx TIL McDonald's purchases over 2 billion eggs per year which equates to 4 percent of eggs produced in the United States.
dG0B TIL aurora enthusiasts in Alberta discovered a previously undocumented ribbon of light in the sky similar to the aurora borealis. They named it ‘Steve’ in tribute to the animated film “Over the Hedge,” in woodland creatures name an unknown object “Steve” to make it appear less frightening.
XrAE TIL Titanic II is currently being built and is set to sail in 2016
mo4E TIL the US used survivorship bias to improve airplanes in World War II. The bullet holes in returning aircraft represented areas where a bomber could take damage and still fly, while bullet-free areas needed reinforcement.