› added 4 years ago

96

TIL that the intestines (Goldbeater’s skins) of 250,000-450,000 cows where needed to build one WW1 Zeppelin.

Read more improbable.com

via reddit.com

OQJY TIL that a 50s scientist tried to teach dolphins to talk, only to discover that they really love handjobs.
Yb8d TIL that Exxon’s punitive damages for the Exxon Valdex oil spill were reduced from $5 billion to $507.5 million
vZAx TIL that Hack the System blogger Maneesh Sethi hired women from Craigslist to yell and slap him for procrastinating or getting off task from his work. His work productivity went up and he improved at his job.
Kwa4 TIL A killer who escaped the electric chair was electrocuted accidentally while sitting on a steel toilet.
gr6Eb TIL Streptococcus viridans, a Bacteria which commonly occurs in our Oral Cavity causes Sub-acute Endocarditis.