› added 11 years ago

125

TIL that bamboo can be used to make extremely soft yarn for weaving, twice as soft as cotton.

Read more cariloha.com

via reddit.com

KOJYR TIL there's a legal strategy called the "Shaggy Defence", where in the face of direct evidence of guilt, the defendant simply claims that it wasn't them.
Z85yp TIL in the movie The Shawshank Redemption, Red's mugshot is actually of Morgan Freeman's son, Alfonso Freeman
Z45a TIL in 1965, seeds that were dated to 2,000 years old were discovered in an ancient jar in Israel. The seeds were kept in storage for 40 years and after they were planted, a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.
rNk4W TIL about the pop-star Aaliyah who died in a plane crash in 2001. Aaliyah refused to get on the plane, as she was worried about how safe it was, so one of her entourage slipped her a sedative and carried her onboard unconscious.
9YgoX Til that cylinder pillows are called “bolsters” I have been calling them “hot dog pillows before learning this