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TIL that no person born blind has developed schizophrenia

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neZA7 TIL that barnacles have the largest penis-to-body ratio in the entire animal kingdom. It can stretch up to 8 times the barnacles own length
X0jAE TIL: A 2018 study in the UK found that 70% of women in workplaces were bullied by other women known as "Queen Bees". They are women with aggressive behaviors such as gossiping, exclusion, and stealing friends/partners to get ahead. One consultant describes them as adult "Mean Girls".
P1Lpw TIL that Deltora Quest, the Children's Fantasy Books by Australian Writer Emily Rodda, Has Its Own Anime, Which Started Airing 2 Years After the Series Ended, from 2007-2008, and has 13 Episodes of Original Content Not Found in the Books. It Even Spawned a Nintendo DS Game, Released Only in Japan.
pBjA TIL there was an early 70’s #1 Italian song written entirely in english gibberish to mimic what english sounds like to a non-english speaker
BgROW TIL about the Great Plains Shelterbelt, which called for planting trees From Canada to Texas to prevent wind erosion. It was one of the largest environmental efforts undertaken by the US Govt.,by 1942, 220 million trees had been planted covering 18,600 square miles.