› added 1 year ago

128

TIL about the Aldgate Pump in London, a drinking fountain responsible for the death of hundreds when its water became contaminated by running through nearby graveyards.

Read more historic-uk.com

via reddit.com

QJQYe TIL that James Cameron altered just one scene of the night sky when Rose is on the raft because according to Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the star field Rose sees wasn't accurate for the time and place. Cameron asked him for the correct one and changed it for the Titanic re-release in 2012.
8aDVZ TIL bees make honey by continuously regurgitating nectar into each other’s mouths in order to break down the sugars by partially going through the digestive process each time.
woJJJ TIL of the Glenbrook North High School hazing incident. 20 juniors were covered with feces, urine, paint and animal guts and shot with paintball guns.
0wOvL TIL Desert Storm Trading Cards Exist
OG69R TIL scientists have confirmed that the largest body of water in the known universe is 12 billion years old. It surrounds a quasar, and has the equivalent of 140 trillion times all the water in the world’s ocean.