› added 12 years ago

195

TIL: The world’s smallest hard drive is only 96 atoms big.

Read more news.discovery.com

via reddit.com

woeXM TIL After the 5th decade of life, there begins a noticeable reduction in body hair especially in the legs and the reason is unknown
epdMb TIL that in 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a horse race despite being dead. He suffered a heart attack mid-race but stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line in first place.
GYBM1 TIL Charles Quinton Brown Jr. is a United States Air Force four-star general and currently serves as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force. He is the first African-American to be appointed as Chief of Staff and the first African-American to lead any branch of the United States Armed Forces
Egg8o TIL: "Don't Mess with Texas" was created to stop littering, and not about, well, other stuff.
Wby9 TIL Kit-Kat made an edible 24-karat gold leaf–enrobed Kit Kat bar flavoured with rare Feng Huang Dan Cong Oolong tea and sold wrapped in silk. $88 bucks.