› added 1 year ago

41

TIL that Stromatolites can still be found off the coast of Western Australia. They are microbial reefs created by cyanobacteria as they photosynthesise and release oxygen into the ocean. Stromatolites first appeared on Earth around 3.5bn years ago.

Read more bbc.com

via reddit.com

44k6 TIL Cold showers are more beneficial than hot showers.
mbrY TIL Catholic and Protestant areas in Northern Ireland are still separated by walls up to 25 feet tall called “peace lines”
5VWLQ TIL that people in medieval times slept in two segments
DPZV TIL that Gary Busey once got into a fistfight when asked to perform a scene set in Heaven, because it didn’t match his recollection of the afterlife he experienced during a near-death experience.
xOZ5 TIL During the filming of Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke (the actress who plays Daenerys Targaryen) was doused in so much fake blood during one scene that she got stuck to a toilet seat during a break.