› added 9 years ago

155

TIL that not all snowflakes are unique but can be divided up to 80 distinct snowflake types

Read more slavorum.org

via reddit.com

wLvy7 TIL that a dog’s behaviour changes when it senses the pregancy of it’s owner (or family member), some dogs become more protective while other dogs become more rebelious, chewing on items or peeing inside the home
wLxQ8 TIL if you stand on Mercury, experiencing a day, from sunrise to sunrise, will take two full orbits around the sun, and three full rotations of the planet.
0LJv TIL The Pbs character Wishbone has over 50 fictional books about him
9YWeB TIL in 1889, President Harrison signed identical documents that created North and South Dakota as states. No one knows which state was the 39th or the 40th to enter the Union because Harrison signed the documents blind and declared, “They were born together; they are one and I will make them twins."
EgPE0 TIL tobacco enemas were once used to resuscitate drowning victims, as well as to treat an array of maladies, including headaches, hernias, respiratory ailments, and abdominal cramps. This gave rise to the phrase "blowing smoke up (one's) ass."