› added 1 month ago

55

TIL that the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was the most powerful eruption in human history, 4 to 10 times more powerful than the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

AOWn TIL there is an ancient arthropod ancestor named Hallucigenia because “nothing about it makes much sense”
4ZXo TIL that Japan’s deadliest animal is the Japanese giant hornet with around 30-40 annual fatalities, more than bear and snake deaths combined.
AD8kB TIL The word "raccoon" was adopted into English from the native Powhatan term, as used in the Colony of Virginia. It was recorded on John Smith's list of Powhatan words as aroughcun, and on that of William Strachey as arathkone
AD5Qo TIL the Philippine eagle is the only bird of prey with blue-grey eyes
nkPr TIL “huh?” is a universal word and is found in roughly the same form and function in spoken languages across the globe.