› added 12 years ago

75

TIL their are no dust mites in Colorado due to the low humidity.

Read more colostate.edu

via reddit.com

woNo TIL that a Man-O’-War is neither a jellyfish nor a single creature. It is a colonial organism made up of small creatures called zooids.
j6AGQ TIL that in the US, Medical Divorce Is a Grim Reality for Couples With Expensive Illnesses
x6485 TIL that in 1996 a man named Blair Adams withdrew most of his money and fled Canada after allegedly telling friends someone was trying to kill him. He was found murdered six days later, in a parking lot 2150 miles away. His murder remains unsolved.
beJ0 TIL a human kidney was put up on eBay starting at $25,000 and reached $5,750,100 before being taken down. “Of course only one for sale, as I need the other one to live.”
x0G7 TIL the Window of the World theme park in China has a cremation simulator. Visitors climb into coffins & are carried on a conveyor belt with heat & light projections simulating the effects of a real funeral-home incinerator. It hopes to enlighten people on death & help them make better life choices.