› added 5 years ago

125

TIL that hummingbirds build nests near and below hawk nests because their predators are scared of the hawks and tend to avoid hawk nests. Survival rates are higher for eggs laid in a cone-shaped area near/below hawk nests

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via reddit.com

wLpO6 TIL YouTuber Matthew Greer deepfaked Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner's faces on the Pogo video that remixed several Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
AWo TIL from Planned Parenthood that withdrawal (Pull out Method) is 96% effective
pbre TIL that in Dutch Harbor, Alaska there are helmets and hockey sticks left outside the post office so that customers can protect themselves from aggressive bald eagles.
51EP TIL there’s a cheese from Sardinia with maggots in it that’s outlawed by European Union food hygiene-health regulations, however, it’s still made and sold on the black market.
0d4aj TIL that Oxford Is older than the Aztec Empire.