› added 4 years ago

78

TIL, Silfra Iceland has a fissure where very experienced dives are able to touch two tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian) at once.

Read more dive.is

via reddit.com

p8YM4 TIL the royal family (UK) changed their name to House of Windsor from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, due to German bombers of the name Gotha carrying out a strike on a school that killed 18 children on June 13, 1917.
66mQ TIL there is a company that does what “extreme home makeover” does, but for the homeless and by recycling furniture.
KxoQ TIL Scottish Town Arnprior (pop. 200) painted wiggly lines on a straight road to confuse and slow down fast drivers.
E1Y7P TIL more people have been to space than have ridden in a B-2 stealth bomber.
9YQXD TIL After learning of MLK's death, RFK delivered a speech in the "heart of the African-American Ghetto of Indianapolis," informing the people of his death and attempting to keep the peace, as well. Indianapolis was one of the few cities that did not riot that night, thanks in part to RFK's speech.