› added 5 years ago

70

TIL Our Solar System revolves around the center of the galaxy. This occurs over 225-250 million years and is called a "cosmic year".

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

XDbQ TIL that for the last four years the Super Bowl winner played the Eagles in their home opener
D1JJJ Today I learned that that skin flap on cats' stomachs is not due to overweight. Instead they may serve to protect the cat's internal organs when in fights. It also allows for the cats to stretch more when running/jumping and provides room for an extended belly in case of a bigger than usual meal.
rRxGy TIL that sharks smell in "stereo," that is, they can detect the tiny delays in the time it takes for a scent to reach one nostril compared to the other and use it to determine the direction from where the scent is coming. This helps them in tracking their prey.
gEML TIL that when author George R. R. Martin was a kid, he wrote stories about a mythical kingdom populated by his pet turtles; the turtles died frequently in their toy castle, so he finally decided they were killing each other off in “sinister plots”.
KYVp6 TIL 99% victims of bear attacks are adult males