› added 8 years ago

268

TIL the state vegetable of Oklahoma is watermelon… which is a fruit.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

8eBKX TIL: A political decoy is a person employed to draw attention away from a politician and to take risks on that their behalf.
wolaY TIL microwave ovens can superheat water, meaning it's temperature is above boiling point without the water boiling due to lack of nucleation sites. Disturbing the water will then cause the whole water to instantly boil, creating violent flashes of steam.
neQQ9 TIL that the "schoolboy" look that Angus Young wore in the band AC/DC was suggested by his sister. He was 18 at the time and it was his school uniform she suggested he wear on stage.
e7A4 TIL that a sloths digestive system is so slow it can starve to death on a full stomach
PlVG TIL The KEO Time Capsule, which will be launched in 2014, will re-enter Earths Atmosphere 50,000 years from now. The cool thing is that everyones invited to submit their own 4 page letter.