› added 1 year ago

166

TIL Cats can be allergic to humans

Read more sciencefocus.com

via reddit.com

ADNG4 TIL Of the 5 Quadruple Doubles in the NBA since 1972 (when Blocks & Steals became official), 2 were by Hakeem Olajuwon in the same month
Z87yR TIL the seven sins according to Gandhi: “Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. Politics without principle.”
a8YMM TIL the French car Renault 5 was marketed in the United States by the name Le Car.
0KDp TIL that former FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover, liked to write on the margin of memos. One time, he read a memo w/ narrow margins, and replied “Watch the borders!” The next week was met w/ mass confusion, as multiple inquiries were sent to Border Patrol inquiring about any suspicious border activity.
QNvNe TIL that Samuel Howes Caldwell invented autocorrect in 1959. He did so specifically for Chinese speakers, even though he didn't speak the language, so that they could use Western keyboards.