› added 5 years ago

99

TIL that a genetic mutation in lionesses can lead to them growing a mane, giving their pride a higher status over other prides

Read more blog.nationalgeographic.org

via reddit.com

vP5JR TIL: Nigeria’s federal medical authority mantains a public list of registered quacks.
l7Kb7 TIL Abraham Lincoln had strabismus, aka a “lazy eye”. His left eye was said to roll upwards when he was tired or exited.
QJX96 TIL of the Raines Sandwich. In 1896, New York passed the Raines law to reduce Sunday drinking. The law had a loophole allowing bars to serve alcohol only with a meal. Staff added a sandwich to every drink order, then took it away, serving it to the next customer - the sandwich often lasted all day.
Z89gR TIL HSBC knowingly laundered so many billions of dollars for the Mexican drug cartel that special deposit cash boxes were developed for them to fit the exact size of the teller windows. No executive saw a jail cell.
5YRKk TIL that solid closing sound that doors on expensive cars make is faked to make them appear sturdier than they actually are