› added 12 years ago

102

TIL “Tittynope” is a word

Read more lexican.info

via reddit.com

R7909 TIL Lawn darts are also banned in the USA in 1988 as they sent 6,000 people (81% were 15 or younger) to the ER in eight years. In Canada, lawn darts resulted in at least 55 serious injuries, so they were banned for sale in July 1989. The sale of second-hand lawn darts is also illegal.
gMdbX TIL that rice farmers often put fish into their water-laden fields in a process called “rice-fish culture.” The fish act as pest control, improve oxygen circulation, and can even fertilize the soil with their droppings. This can increase the crop yield by 10% or more.
P8wZ TIL The principal on “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is a registered sex offender.
EgvJX TIL of the existence of a popular UK character called Mr Blobby. Who has been in television since 1992 and has a No. 1 single.
9MpB TIL there is a bacteria that can survive with almost no nutrients in a spacecraft assembly clean room and is resistant against the sterilization measures used there.