› added 4 years ago

131

TIL picking your nose and eating boogers is apparently good for you???

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

XEA08 TIL Nestlé Only Pays $200 for 130 Million Gallons of Michigan Water.
GPgJ TIL they detected a particle whizzing about at 0.999 999 999 999 999 999 999 9951 times the speed of light - with energy 20 MILLION times more than the highest energy measured in radiation emitted by an extragalactic object! They call this the “Oh-My-God Particle”.
5VVb8 TIL that drinking soft drinks every day increases risk of bone fractures by 50% because they contain lots of phosphorus, which the body will absorb in place of calcium, causing calcium deficiency
EmMw TIL the original War on Christmas was waged in New England during the early days of America. Due to Puritan beliefs of the region, Christmas was illegal in the mid 16 hundreds because it espoused “Pagan” traditions. It still remained culturally taboo until the 1870’s.
0pAM TIL the first issue of Playboy in December 1953 was undated, as Hugh Hefner was not sure if there would be a second issue.