› added 8 years ago

171

TIL that in 20-70 million years, Mars’ moon Phobos will get close enough to the surface of the planet that it will be ripped apart by the tidal forces. The resulting debris will most likely give Mars a planetary ring.

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

AaWl TIL A group of writers purposely wrote a terrible novel full of nothing but sex scenes to prove how vulgar American culture had become. It became a bestseller.
xL5o TIL that Bobby McFerrin of “Don’t Worry Be Happy” fame is recognized as a founding father of Beatboxing…
5Y6B TIL that stoplights are yellow 1 second for every 10 MPH of the posted speed limit.
yVYW8 TIL about fasciation, a rare genetic abnormality in plants where they appear to stretch like a glitch in the matrix
OoQrR TIL a banana tree is not really a tree, but a perennial herb, a distant cousin of ginger. Bananas are technically berries.