› added 10 years ago

221

TIL There’s a town in South Australia which is almost entirely underground.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

e8m6 TIL that an illegally corked bat was confiscated during the 1st inning of a 1994 Indians vs White Sox game and stored in the umpire’s room for later examination. A teammate crawled 30 feet through the stadium ductwork and swapped out the bat, and an investigation led by a former FBI agent ensued.
Br6kK TIL of the Okapi, a cousin of the giraffe, with stripes like a zebra on its hind legs and scent glands on the bottom of its feet to track other neighboring okapi.
KYogR TIL Guinness spent 4 years developing a new, alcohol-free version of its stout. It is brewed in exactly the same process before alcohol is gently removed using a cold filtration method without causing any thermal stress to the beer
loJgG TIL A 240 decibel soundwave is enough to make your head resonate so much that it explodes
950D TIL that a dog called Bobbie travelled over 2,500 miles across America to get back to his owners after being accidentally abandoned.