› added 3 weeks ago

8

TIL about the Solomon Amendment, a federal law that requires higher education institutions to provide military recruiters with access to student directory information for recruitment purposes.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

m1Gox TIL there is a plane that flies above Los Angeles every single day releasing tens of thousands of sterile fruit flies to combat the invasive Mediterranean Fruit Fly.
M7LQW TIL In 1609 the Kingdom Of Spain expelled hundreds of thousands of Moriscos, people of muslim ancestry who had converted to christianity, partialy because of a racial doctrine called "purity of blood". In some regions over 30% of the total population were expelled, devastating the local economy
lQN7 TIL An Australian scientist discovered that adding cigarette butts to brick clay halves the energy needed to make the brick.
8DNX TIL if the EU was a country, it would be the wealthiest in the world with a GDP PPP of $19.973 trillion
rNnrd TIL there are only fifteen world champion boxers who have retired undefeated.