› added 7 years ago

167

TIL that the average life expectancy for those with Down syndrome has gone from 12 years in 1912, to 25 years in the 1980’s, to upwards of 60 years in the developed world today.

Read more wikipedia.org

via ift.tt

vPG8L TIL the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration operates three aircraft named Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, & Gonzo. They're modified to fly through hurricanes to gather data.
wL8G7 TIL The female Kangaroo can produce both full fat and low fat milk at the same time in order to feed two joeys at different stages of development.
ZpMaG TIL that the first computer bug was literally a moth which got trapped inside a computer and caused it to go berserk
PYwpO TIL about the Japanese retiree who uses Microsoft Excel as a painting platform because he didn't want to spend money on paints.
kgl1 TIL Britain became an island after the English channel was carved out from 2 megafloods caused by the meting of a large ice sheet that covered Britain and Scandinavia 450,000 years ago.