› added 6 years ago

151

TIL that a Somali pirate fell into a "movie trap" in Brussels. Thinking that he would work on a documentary, he was instead arrested as soon as he disembarked from his flight.

Read more independent.co.uk

via reddit.com

R7p0w TIL Color Blind people can see the differences in texture and brightness more intensely than normal people and were even used in WWII to spot camouflage.
rKLe TIL Bearing a male child can alter a woman’s brain by leaving male DNA that can persist for the rest of her life making her less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, promote tissue repair, and improve her immune system, but it may also cause adverse effects.
xVvA7 TIL that until 1805 in the US, the runner up in a presidential election automatically became the vice president
jlNn TIL that D-Day Fighting Was So Intense That 4% Of Normandy’s Beach Is Still Shrapnel
dMxr TIL that the vast majority (approx. 75%) of the world’s tornadoes occur in the central United States.