› added 2 years ago

63

TIL Europe's wine owes its existence to the grafting of vines to American grape root stock that weren't vulnerable to a species of aphid that was destined to wipe the industry out.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xVlK7 TIL Guy Fieri officiates gay wedding ceremonies to honor his late sister
dDebB TIL The word uwu is included in the Royal Spanish Academy's word observatory which is Spain's official royal institution that ensures stability of the Spanish language.
X0D1j TIL There is another planet that orbits the sun on the outer-reaches of our solar system, sedna
Eg4ex TIL Penguins have hidden knees that make their legs appear shorter than they actually are. This allows them to swim more efficiently by reducing drag in the water.
Z8E6Q TIL some indigenous people are known to have deciphered bird language and used it to locate predators that birds were warning other birds about