› added 11 years ago

150

TIL Flames conduct electricity

Read more realclearscience.com

via reddit.com

aw65b You can use Bernoulli's principle to explain how planes fly—but that isn't the only way.
R7VnQ TIL that "mad honey" is cultivated in Turkey - honey made from nectar from rhododendron flowers. Small doses cause hallucinations, large doses bring seizures and death. It is used as medicine by Turkish villagers, who drink it in milk with breakfast and believe it increases sexual potency
D1kre TIL: Converse shoes can be laced up utilizing the side eyelets near the sole for a snugger fit. This method is called "bar lacing."
e0414 TIL that the last roll of Kodak Kodachrome film was given to National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry who used it to capture 36 original images including one of a nomadic tribe in India whose nomadic ways were coming to an end.
oEyY TIL the seven sins according to Gandhi: “Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. Politics without principle.”