› added 8 years ago

526

TIL that a spring in Wyoming named Intermittent Spring flows for 18 minutes, then abruptly stops flowing for another 18 minutes.

Read more atlasobscura.com

via ift.tt

BgMke TIL that the bidet was an invention of French furniture makers in the 1600's, though no exact date or inventor is known. Historical antecedents and early functions of the bidet are believed to include devices used for contraception. The bidet wasn't widespread outside of France until after WWII.
loNQa TIL there's an island in Scotland owned by Tibetan Buddhists because the previous owner had a dream in which the Virgin Mary told her to give it to them.
60NJ TIL if a persons body odor smells good to you that means that they have an immune system basically opposite to yours. This happens so the chances of finding a mate with the opposite immune system is greater and the chances of any offspring you produce together will have a stringer immune system
p89NN TIL about Fordite: layers of hardened automobile paint taken off factory floors that are cut and polished and can be made into jewelry.
nenaW TIL: An estimated 70 percent of antibiotics are sold in the United States for use in meat production.