› added 8 years ago

249

TIL the expiration date on bottled water is for the bottle, not the water.

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via ift.tt

Y7JXv TIL in 1857-58 the US tested camels for military use. While crossing the Mojave desert Native Americans attacked. The camel driver pulled his Scimitar and charged yelling "Bismiallah." Never having seen a camel before the Indians fled in terror thinking it was a desert demon.
ay8o TIL that German internet users have a 23-year-old meme where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (330,000) does not exist
MeA8 TIL that drinking black tea can prevent lung damage from smoking
6EkmX TIL in Hinduism time is divided in 4 eras, the current era, Kali Yuga, is believed to be a age of sin and conflict in which it is predicted rulers will become unreasonable, the weather and enviroment will degrade, the rich will dominate the poor and many diseases will spread, it will end in 428,899
AEol TIL that Eugene Shoemaker, who co-discovered comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, died in a car crash on his way to see comet Hale-Bopp. Some of his ashes were taken to the moon in 1999, making him the only person to be buried on a celestial body outside Earth.