› added 2 years ago

70

TIL that Europe has an official anthem

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

kO7Jm TIL Cross circulation where a second human (usually they patient's father) was used as a heart bypass 'machine' was used for the first surgeries to fix congenital heart defects in children.
XE178 TIL there's a biblical theory that the Adam and Eve narrative didn't involve Adam losing a rib but a Baculum (penis bone). Humans are the only Primate without one. Alternative scholars suggest that the use of the word rib was meant to be a euphemism.
ZjJ4 TIL Bob Marley could have halted the spred of his cancer but refused to have his toe amputated for religious reasons
nwDY TIL Cards against Humanity purchased an island in Maine and dubbed it Hawaii 2
V9GZ TIL that James May (ex-TopGear, The Grand Tour presenter and motoring journalist) was fired from Autocar magazine because he hid a secret message while getting bored of editing their annual review.