› added 9 years ago

164

TIL Koala fingerprints and human fingerprints are so alike that crime scene experts can mistake one for the other.

Read more io9.com

via reddit.com

nWooo TIL the author of the Gesta Hungarorum, "The Deeds of the Hungarians" - the oldest history about Hungarians written by a Hungarian at some point in the early 13th century - is known only as "P" and "Anonymus". This "Anonymus" writer worked in King Béla's court (likely Béla III).
YLbG TIL Today there are more people of Norwegian Descent in the US than in Norway
kOMAd TIL in many countries, instead of leaving milk and cookies for Santa, kids leave out beer, sherry, and other alcohol drinks.
kpbW TIL: Hawk moths can jam a bat’s echolocation by rubbing their genitals together to create ultrasound disruption, throwing the bat off.
D1g0g TIL praying mantises only have one ear. They are the only species of animals known to have only one ear.