› added 1 year ago

35

TIL that Haleakalā, the shield volcano forming the Hawaiian island of Maui, has erupted an average of once per 100 years for the last 1000 years, and will erupt again in the geologically near future.

Read more pubs.er.usgs.gov

via reddit.com

Z8wea TIL the oldest known living terrestrial animal in the world is a tortoise named Jonathon, aged 187. He is two years away from reaching the age of the all-time verified record holder for the world's oldest tortoise, according to Guinness World Records.
jXYN TIL that John Lennon beat a man close to death because of a gay joke
JEbB TIL that a room known as ‘Room 641A’ in the AT&T telecommunications backbone houses beamsplitters capable of monitoring all the internet traffic in the US. It was largely thought to be a myth until PRISM revealed its existence in 2007.
QNEG9 TIL a survey in 2021 found 36% of all Americans- including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children - feel “serious loneliness.” Loneliness has increased substantially since the outbreak of the global pandemic.
9yj7 TIL Costco regularly relocates necessities like toiletries and light bulbs so the customer has to search for them. This forces shoppers to explore new areas of the store.