› added 3 years ago

111

TIL: John Wayne was a stage name his actual name was Marion Morrison.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

VMJN0 TIL That Okinawa has some of the longest living people on earth, and it has the highest rate of people over a hundred in the world. Two thirds of them are still living independently at the age of 97.
D1ljv TIL Pfizer seized the homes of a poor neighborhood in New London, Connecticut in 2000 to build a new research facility. Long after the homes were bulldozed, Pfizer abandoned its plans, leaving behind a wasteland.
WkbJY TIL: When the power goes out in an area, the majority of people who utilize rooftop solar panels (the form most commonly used by the public) will lose power along with everyone else; even when still in direct sunlight. A solar battery can be installed to use this power later but isn't the "norm".
XEOjQ TIL Tom Hanks never actually played the ping pong in Forrest Gump; the ball was added using CGI. Hanks and his competitor was just swatting air, timing their action to clicks.
k0pB TIL removing earwax with Q-tips makes our ears dirtier, and can cause itchiness and infections