› added 1 year ago

87

TIL that in 2002 a strain of Cordyceps/Beauveria infected an immunocompromised woman in Germany despite the fungus being considered incapable of tolerating the temperature of the human body

Read more ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

gMydb TIL of Juan Garrido, an African conquistador who was involved in the conquest of Mexico with Hernán Cortés and was the first recorded farmer of wheat in the Americas
GYZ94 TIL Rats laugh when they're tickled too, but they giggle at 50kHz, which is out of our audio range.
7reop TIL that the British originated and used the term “soccer” for the game even though it’s commonly believed to be an Americanism.
E1DD7 TIL: there is a lake in Russia so contaminated with nuclear waste that standing on the bank for an hour will kill you.
4XjEg TIL French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear-powered carrier completed outside of the US Navy, and the only non-American carrier equipped with a catapult launch system.