› added 8 years ago

142

TIL that there are dogs that work in courtrooms to comfort victims of abuse whilst testifying. They are called ‘comfort dogs’.

Read more indy100.independent.co.uk

via reddit.com

nW6x9 TIL the United States and the Soviet Union were technically separated by a mere 3.7 km, and a woman swam between them in 1987, earning praise from the leaders of both countries
KaY4 TIL that in South Korea babies are considered 1 year old from the day they were born and then get 1 year older on New Year’s Day. There are calculators to convert international age into Korean age and vice versa.
kOJMd TIL during the exceptionally cold winter of 1795, a French Hussar regiment captured the Dutch fleet on the frozen Zuiderzee, a bay to the northwest of the Netherlands. The French seized 14 warships and 850 guns. This is one of the only times in recorded history where calvary has captured a fleet.
YpOEZ TIL Pornhub once led a crowd funding campaign to raise money to be the first to film a pornographic film in space. The film was to be slated for 2016, to include 6 months of training for 2 performers and a 6 person crew.
OGgOX TIL that the country with the most doctors per capita is Cuba (8.4 doctors per 1,000 people)