› added 2 years ago

77

TIL that the United States consumes more oil per day than China and India combined, although the US population is just a little over 10% of the total population of those two countries.

Read more eia.gov

via reddit.com

ADbEw TIL Transits of Mercury occur on average 13 times per century and the next will be on Nov. 13, 2032. A magnification of at least 50 times is needed to see Mercury appearing as a tiny dot against the Sun, which is 300 times larger
BrKmr TIL: JFK Considered Buying the Philadelphia Eagles During His Presidency
P19jV TIL in a 2005 Empire article, Henry Cavill was dubbed “the unluckiest man in Hollywood” after losing roles in Bond and Harry Potter franchises.
rwVW TIL that two surgeons used a coat hanger, brandy, and a tube to operate on a collapsed lung during an airplane flight - and succeeded
WkdZ9 TIL that one of an Octopus’s right arms serves as its penis and is called a hectocotylus.