› added 4 years ago

164

TIL dating is a game of probability: if you want the best chance at finding the perfect one, date and reject the first 37% (1/e) of potential suitors and pick the next person who is better than anyone you have dated before.

Read more businessinsider.com

via reddit.com

eAb6 TIL that in the Old Testament, Yahweh (God) actually sues Israel for breach of contract (the Sinai covenant). It is the only instance of God initiating a lawsuit against humans in the Bible.
MeP17 TIL the US Army’s secret unit, Project Stargate, investigated paranormal activity for 3 Cold War decades, including using psychic powers to spy on & locate the enemy during warfare
Yp0rW TIL Ismail Ibn Sharif, second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty had 867 children, widely considered to be the record number of offspring that can be verified.
yVkwM TIL that according to Guinness World Records, the largest church in the world is not Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Instead, it is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in the Ivory Coast, which measures 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) in area.
kO1OE TIL it’s estimated that about 85 percent of hospitals still rely on pagers for communication.