› added 11 years ago

143

TIL a private company dumped 100 tonnes of iron sulphate off the coast of Canada to promote the growing of plankton capable of absorbing carbon-dioxide from the air. It is the world’s most significant geoengineering project to date.

Read more io9.com

via reddit.com

N7kLE TIL that Bolas spiders are able to mimic the pheromones produced by insects like the cecropia moth. Male moths then follow the scent of the pheromones and end up becoming the spider’s next meal.
Me9QW TIL a rogue Asian bull elephant named Osama bin Laden went on a two year killing spree from 2004 to 2006, resulting in at least 27 deaths in the Indian state of Assam
YpbJZ TIL about “Anti-Japan Tribalism”—a book by professor Lee Young-Hoon— that argues the official history of the ROK is based on false narratives and that a number of South Korean scholars, journalists, activists, and politicians have been active in creating and spreading anti-Japanese sentiments & lies
P1aVZ TIL about the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. “In the first four months of 1942, German U-boats ravaged the shipping lanes off North Carolina, sinking almost 40 ships during that period. It is an often overlooked piece of American history.”
N7PLJ TIL When it snows in the Netherlands, Dutch police look for cannabis growers by spotting rooftops without snow