› added 1 year ago

56

TIL That The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, owns 13 of the top 50 highest point scoring seasons in NHL history. He played 20 total seasons, averaging 1.92 points per game.

Read more quanthockey.com

via reddit.com

ema5 TIL that a whale’s ear wax builds up over the course of its life and can be analysed like tree-rings.
Vaym TIL that the Jeddah Tower, which is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia and will be the tallest building in the world upon its completion, is being constructed by the Saudi Binladin Group, which is owned by the family of Osama bin Laden, who destroyed two of the world’s largest buildings.
D1a5D TIL in 332 BC when Alexander the Great arrived in Egypt they did not put up a fight against him, instead saw him as a liberator from the Persian empire, he was pronounced son of the deity Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert.
9wJXr TIL that catfish can taste with every part of their body. They have more than 100,000 taste buds on the surface of their bodies, ­making them virtual swimming tongues.
neYBG TIL when Ratatouille was being animated, one of the Pixar employees jumped into a pool in a cook's uniform and apron so that the team could see how the clothing looked when wet.