› added 1 hour ago

TIL many UFO sightings are psychologically explained by the brain's tendency toward Pareidolia (seeing patterns in ambiguous stimuli) and Apophenia (seeing meaningful connections in random data), leading people to perceive mundane objects as structured alien craft.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

e6ln TIL that American Rapper, 50 cent, made most of his fortune not from rapping but from an investment/stake in Vitamin Water before its sale from Glaceau to Coca-Cola making 10 times more money than he had ever made rapping
LQAm TIL in the UK, children over the age of 5 can legally drink alcohol, so long as they’re in either their house or a friend’s.
rN7G0 TIL that In 1968, North Korea attacked a US spy ship and captured her 83 crew members. In response, the US considered a blockade of N Korean ports, airstrikes on military targets, a land attack across the demilitarized zone, and even nuclear bombardment if the crew were not released.
GAgQ4 TIL Shaquille O’Neal is a dubstep dj that goes by the name DJ Diesel
R7lmw TIL Killer-whale mothers often stay with their adult sons for their whole lives. Killer-whale mothers also help their sons find mating opportunities, so they're more likely to become grandmothers