› added 4 years ago

640

TIL there are only about 25 blimps left in the world.

Read more rd.com

via reddit.com

neLwo TIL that the B/W dots that you see on TV, as well as the background "hiss" that you hear in-between radio channels are actually fragments of the Big Bang AKA "radiation leftover" or "cosmic microwave background radiation"
BrXlD TIL that 23% of Americans aged 18-34 are living with parents (increase from 15% in 1975).
ADA44 TIL that the United Nations officially use British English instead of American English
awv8b TIL Nagasaki was not the primary target for ‘Fat Man’. The neighboring city of Kokura was the intended target, but due to unfavorable weather conditions, Nagasaki was bombed instead.
7kxP TIL for those of you that buy glasses online, yet your optometrist refuses to give you your PD (Pupilary Distance), there is a federal law that says that they must give that information to you