› added 9 years ago

116

TIL Children living below the federal poverty line are 60% more likely to have a psychiatric disorder.

Read more jama.jamanetwork.com

via reddit.com

xDLg TIL that Martin Van Buren was the only president that did not have English as his first language. He spoke Dutch.
Mkv8 TIL In 1999 hackers revealed a security flaw in Hotmail that permitted anybody to log into any Hotmail account using the password ‘eh’.
W7NRA TIL during WW2, Lyndon B. Johnson had his seat stolen by Lt. Col. Francis R. Stevens on the Wabash Cannonball after returning from a bathroom break. The plane would be downed by the Japanese, killing everyone on board.
Jo5Q TIL of Salty and Roselle, two separate guide dogs who were in the World Trade Centre during 9/11. They were on the 71st and 78th floor of Tower 1 respectively. They each led their owners safely out of the burning tower amidst the chaos, and both owners and dogs survived.
VBk14 TIL: Timon & Pumbaa from The Lion King is based on an actual symbiotic relationship between these two species.