› added 7 years ago

273

TIL it is currently the year 4716 in China.

Read more webexhibits.org

via reddit.com

J1ayl TIL Asian studies major Alex Sigley became interested in North Korea while studying at Shanghai's Fudan University where he first met North Koreans. He later transferred to Kim Il Sung university, one of three students from Western nations and stayed there for more than a year until he was detained
4lAo TIL the “cheerleader effect”, the theory that girls look more attractive in groups has been scientifically proven
p8NWG TIL why many birds have "whiskers" on their faces. The very long and highly sensitive so-called "rictal bristles" around the beaks of most birds are essential in helping maintain the birds' speed and orientation in the air as they fly speedily around small branches or going after prey in a field.
D1Nyj TIL Hawaii's lava flow has added 570 acres of land to Hawaii's Big Island since 1983
7rNlb TIL that 9/11 was a "Super Tuesday" of music releases - including hugely anticipated albums by Jay-Z, Bob Dylan, Nickelback, Ben Folds, Mariah Carey and many more, and TWO album covers that depicted WTC being on fire