› added 12 years ago

175

TIL that an alligators immune system can fight HIV

Read more news.nationalgeographic.com

via reddit.com

gr6Gb TIL Steven Seagal released a dancehall song in 2004 called “Strut” in which he sings in a fake Jamaican accent and his first line is “me want the poonani.”
JgYB TIL that Richard Belzer has played the same character, Detective John Munch, in many different TV shows. And since its the same Character, that means that Arrested Development is in the same universe as The X-Files.
VGJB TIL that “RPG” as in RPG-7 does not stand for “Rocket-Propelled Grenade”, It stands for “Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet” or “Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher”
MeYda TIL Leonardo Da Vinci is credited as being first to correctly explain Earthshine
mxYoy TIL that Sesame Street introduced Julia, the first Sesame Street muppet with autism, to raise awareness about autism among children