› added 5 years ago

333

TIL Slugs evolved from snails, and when baby snails are exposed to platinum, they turn into slugs.

Read more ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

e5jk TIL that “Weird” Al Yankovic is a Christian alcohol-shunning vegan who religious beliefs is why he doesn’t use profanity but doesn’t vocalise his beliefs because they are entirely personal
m1v0x TIL that desert truffles, cousins of the better known European varieties, are associated with lightning. This delicacy grows under the sands of the Middle East and North Africa and frequently appear after thunderstorms which form nitrogen compounds beneficial to the fungus.
NERN TIL Superman II was filmed simultaneously along with the original in 1977. Due to cost overruns and dysfunction on the set, filming on the sequel was halted only 75% completed, and the ending to Superman I changed. The filmmakers decided that if Superman I was a hit, they’d finish Superman II.
ZZl4 TIL that tricky, weak male cuttlefish change their skin color in order to appear female, they then sneak past the unaware males and mate with the females, occasionally several, right under their mate’s nose.
W7MK8 TIL the glass octopus is a nearly transparent species of octopus that lives in depths of around 3000 feet. Little is known about this elusive octopus, as it is one of the least studied cephalopods.