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TIL that horses cannot vomit due to the angle their esophagus enters their stomach and the muscle tone of their esophago-gastric junction. If a horse does vomit it means that they are close to death

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40gw TIL that Douglas Bader was a pilot who could sustain more G-Forces in combat because he had no legs.
4XGBN TIL What the sheet music painted on the butt of one of the subjects in the Hieronymus Bosch painting 'The Garden of Earthly Delights' sounds like, and it's kind of incredible
NXZob til that The Rock is technically obese when using BMI, 6:20 in the video
kJo51 TIL despite Australia being known for its hot climate and white sandy beaches, the Australian Alps sees more snowfall during the winter months than some parts of the Swiss Alps
5YybB TIL about Katharine McCormick a biologist who contributed the majority of funding for the development of the oral contraceptive pill who fearing the hereditary of her husband’s Schizophrenia vowed never to have children and developed a staunch belief in the value of contraception.