› added 9 months ago

177

TIL about a series of Bald Eagle attacks in the late 1800s to early 1900s resulting in many injuries and deaths, particularly to children.

Read more countryroadsmagazine.com

via reddit.com

W7gO8 TIL that Luxembourg is nearly a third more populous during the day than at night, as over 200k people living in Belgium, France and Germany commute daily to Luxembourg for work. In other words, Luxembourg draws roughly 40% of its current workforce from the border areas in Germany, France and Belgium
8evP4 TIL - The chicxulub asteroid that killed the dinosaurs created a magnitude 12 earthquake
69Lrl TIL on the rare occasions that it fills completely, Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre is the largest lake in Australia, covering an area of up to 9,500 km2 (3667 sq mi)
oRJ57 TIL: The word Xmas has been used for over 1000 years with X (Chi) representing the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός (Christós).
N7lx8 TIL there is a city in Alaska where most of the residents live in one big building which also houses many of its public facilities.