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TIL the Morton salt company raised the national U.S. intelligence by 3.5 IQ points when they iodinized salt. Lack of iodine produces cretinism which stunts physical and mental growth.

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4jyb TIL that a cook refused to believe she was a carrier for Typhoid Fever, and continued to cook possibly killing 51 people. She was forcibly quarantined for over 30 years until she died.
awvgM TIL that the longest ship ever built, the Seawise Giant, is longer than the Empire State Building is tall. The ship could reach up to 20 mph and it took 5.5 miles to stop from that speed and the ship had a 2 mile turning circle.
nWm4G TIL that termites - like mammalian ruminants - produce a lot of methane through their digestion process, but bacteria living in their nests filter and absorb a lot of it.
4Xx56 TIL painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut bird strikes by up to 70%.
byva TIL the Wilhelm Scream was screamed by Sheb Wooley, the singer of the novelty song “Purple People Eater”