› added 4 months ago

24

TIL that in 2004, Dragon Tales was watched by 11 million viewers weekly and was the highest-rated children's television program with kids aged 2-5 across all broadcast and cable networks

Read more seacoastonline.com

via reddit.com

p87wZ TIL the last 2 Afghan Jews lived on opposite sides of Kabul's synagogue, both claimed ownership of the space, refused to leave fearing the other would sell it. The two fought so much over the synagogue's Torah (bible) scroll that, after each called Taliban on the other, the Taliban confiscated it.
J1Bb8 TIL The nucli of multicellular fungi cells can migrate, if a fungus encounters something strange like a substance that can't be broken down, nuclei will concentrate in that area to try and find a mutation that can break it down, brute-forcing their DNA, seen also with consuming plastic and radiation
neNbG TIL an 18-month-old German Shepherd named Luna fell off a boat in the Pacific Ocean, swam 2 miles to a nearby island, and survived for 5 weeks by eating mice before she was rescued by a team of Navy staffers. She was found to be slightly under-nourished, but in perfect condition otherwise.
v1y48 TIL of bioengineering professor Manu Prakash, who invented a foldable microscope and centrifuge that cost under a dollar combined. The implications of these tools for impoverished countries are huge.
KYKB TIL vikings used to give kittens to new brides as an essential part of a new household. Also, cats were considered appropiate since they were associated with Freyja, the goddess of love.