› added 9 years ago

188

TIL Xylitol, a product that is harmless to humans but toxic to dogs, is found in some peanut butter brands.

Read more simplewag.com

via ift.tt

Qvde TIL 40 days and 40 nights from the Bible wasn’t literally 40 days and 40 nights - 40 was just an ancient hebrew expression used to describe a non-specific long period of time
pWON TIL 70% of murders in Detroit go unsolved.
l0lr TIL the model for Rosie the Riveter worked as a riveter for only a couple weeks before quitting and marrying a dentist
WkxJo TIL that in 1950, scientist Wernher Von Braun envisioned a Martian colony where the head of state goes by the name, "the Elon" on his book Das Marsprojekt.
DLOJ TIL that in WWI even though the officers knew that at 11 am there was a cease fire areement, they kept on sending troops into no-mans land and shelling the enemy lines, right up to 10:59 am. About 2,000 people died with only hours left of fighting.