› added 8 years ago

173

TIL the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World only existed simultaneously for a period of less than 60 years.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

0dOgj TIL In 1953, an Australian Army Centurion Mk 3 was placed 500yds from a 9.1kt nuclear test. The tank remained structurally intact; its engine stopped as it ran out of fuel. After refueling & minor repairs, it returned to service & later saw combat in Vietnam, earning the nickname “The Atomic Tank” .
R54yj TIL in 2019, "Pray for Nesamani" trended in social media after news of contractor Nesamani being admitted to the ICU due to a concussion caused by a hammer that fell on his head. It turns out to be that Nesamani is actually a fictional character played by actor Vadivelu in Tamil film called Friends.
168nD TIL the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) has a name: Grimhilde.
6erm TIL that doctors’ green scrubs help them see better in the operating room. Since green is on the opposite side of the colour spectrum it can refresh a doctor’s vision of red things. It also prevents distraction from ‘green ghosts’, an after effect illusion from focusing on red colours.
R7YZ6 TIL: The man that stopped the tanks in Tiananmen Square walked away without getting hurt.