› added 7 years ago

136

TIL police dogs can be trained to detect either explosives or narcotics, but never both.

Read more soundoffsignal.com

via ift.tt

9YL4p TIL of the western spotted skunk, a small 2 pound skunk that does a handstand before spraying.
N7GE6 TIL that the second largest human brain on record belongs to 19th century American doctor, lawyer, schoolmaster, photographer, inventor, carpet designer, phrenologist, and philologist Edward H. Rulloff, who was also a criminal and serial killer.
QJgY9 TIL in 2015, Norma Bauerschmidt, a 90 years old woman was diagnosed with cancer. Instead of starting treatment, she, her son, daughter-in-law, and dog, went on a year long road trip around the US, travelling 13,000 miles around 32 states.
b9m6Q TIL Roman Emperor Commodus, fought in the gladiator arena, often against animals. He once fought 100 lions in a single day, He killed 3 elephants single handed and was so good with a bow, he could headshot an ostrich at full gallop.
R5VZa TIL that when Freydís Eiríksdóttir, a 10th century Icelandic viking who was 8 months pregnant, was surrounded by hostile natives during a battle in America, she pulled a epic "Bring it on" move by picking up a dead man's sword and beat her naked breast with it, causing the natives to panic and flee.