Post * MRdK — Curious Curator

› added 11 years ago

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TIL Dogs’ brains have gotten larger and they’ve have gotten smarter relative to cats largely because dogs are more social.

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Lk8Jv TIL that over the last decade, there have been at least 15 cases of athletes who have died from over-hydration during sporting events. Too much fluid consumption can cause serious health issues by diluting the sodium in the blood, which creates a swelling of the brain and lungs

XElWR TIL that statistically speaking, you are most likely to die within one month of your birthday. This is known as the "Birthday effect."

mavR TIL That CERN collects 30 petabytes of data (3 x 10^10Mb) every year from smashing protons together in the Large Hadron Collider

j65Wv TIL initial news reporting the morning after Hurricane Katrina hit claimed the city had “dodged a bullet”, as Katrina veered away from a direct hit at the last minute and shrunk from a Category 5 to Category 3.

l7Wk5 TIL that in the early 19th century, the bones of soldiers and horses from the Battle of Waterloo were used to whiten brown sugar into refined white sugar.