› added 5 months ago

33

TIL that when you sign a Starlink contract, you agree "that no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities."

Read more starlink.com

via reddit.com

W7r6Y TIL that Navajo language was used to carry top-secret messages during the Pacific campaign, WW2. Navajo, a native american language, is incredibly complex and obscure, it was thought to be impossible to decipher by the Japanese Army
VMlWD TIL of Edward Katskee, a scientist who accidentally overdosed on Cocaine after he purposefully injected himself with a large dose of to test how it affected the human body. He attempted to write notes on the walls of his office as he died. They were deemed too illegible to be scientifically useful.
5Yjy8 TIL That tap water is the most controlled "food" in germany and that it is so good that it beats mineral water in safety and even taste in many occasions.
Y7LwB TIL Pepperoni is a recent invention, created in 1919 by Italian immigrants in America.
xVYp1 TIL that newborn baby girls can experience a "mini-period" due to the withdrawal from their mother's estrogen