› added 6 years ago

81

TIL About Gap Creationism, a Theory of the Bible Where a Large Period of Time Exists Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, God Creating the Earth to the Creation of Light. This Is Where Some Theorists Believe Events Such as Dinosaurs and the Ice Age Exists in the Bible.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

d17r TIL that housing a prisoner in California now costs more than a year at Harvard or $75,560, which is $2,000 above tuition, fees, room and board, and other expenses to attend Harvard.
eEpL TIL Scientists in Mexico turned tequila into diamonds by heating a cheap shot to 800 degrees Celsius. At that temp, it vaporized and broke down into its atomic constituents, producing a fine layer of carbon crystal structures identical to diamonds on nearby metal trays.
e0bRL TIL I would not have been drafted in the 1970 Vietnam War Lottery. I was born in the 90s so I obviously never had chance anyways but something about it is still relieving.
Wk8ZA TIL about the Most Unwanted Song, a musical piece that was created using a survey to identify what people hated most in music. The final result included out of tune accordions and bagpipes, a rapping cowboy opera singer, and a children's choir that urged listeners to shop at Walmart.
kOV44 TIL of the Mean World syndrome, a cognitive bias where people perceive the world to be more dangerous than it actually is due to heavy exposure to violence-related content on mass media.