› added 5 years ago

277

TIL the rendering of the Death Star plans in the original Star Wars was created by two students using computers at JPL. The writers and staff planned to thank JPL in the credits, until one programmer pointed out that JPL didn't even know their computers had been used.

Read more starwars.com

via reddit.com

XZO8 TIL Squirrels can rotate their ankles 180 degrees, can see peripherally in perfect vision, and greet their nest-mates by nuzzling and ‘kissing’ at the end of the day.
e0Ly5 TIL of Operation Cottage. On August 15 1943, the Allies invaded the Japanese occupied island of Kiska, without knowing the Japanese had already evacuated. They still manage to suffer over 313 casualties.
mxkBo TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza is not a square pyramid. The base of the pyramid is actually a concave octagon, thus making it an eight faced pyramid.
BLke TiL: In one season of the Dutch version of “Survivor,” the men and women were split and given their own islands. At the end of 8 days, the men had a “Cafe on the beach,” while the women were stealing from each other and had not yet built a hut; the women approved of a tribe merger.
E1dOV TIL Alpaca, llama, and camel "Spit" isn't always just saliva. When very upset, the spit comes from their first stomach, and is green and has a very powerful stench.