› added 5 years ago

121

TIL 2 lbs of sugar per 1 ton of concrete will render it unable to set properly and was apparently used to resist prison construction in the 80s.

Read more sciencevision.org.pk

via reddit.com

e0xvL TIL pedestrianism was a famous sport in the 19th century where people would compete to walk the furthest distance in the shortest amount of time. A famous challenge was walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours, first completed by Robert Barclay Allardice in 1809.
GAKLg TIL that 7 former U.S. Supreme Court Justices had no formal university legal education
9MDr TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, is Mel Brooks’ son.
x6epo TIL the gibnut, a member of the rodent family, is called “Royal Rat” in Belize because it was served in a stew to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1985 visit of the country. She declared it tasted “like rabbit” and was perfectly happy to eat it
OGGBL TIL the lives of children were so valued in England that two days prior to declaring war against Nazi Germany an operation to evacuate 800,000 children began moving kids to safety in the country for fear of aerial bombardment.