› added 3 years ago

144

TIL that Hans Zimmer was in the very first video to play on MTV back in August 1, 1981.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

8aBDP TIL In the US you generally buy a cemetery spot for life and not just rent it until you stop renewing it anymore as is custom in many other other parts of the world
e0m55 TIL there is a species of beetle that lives in ant nests by imitating the sounds of the ant queen. These beetles feed on ant eggs, larvae and adults by piercing their mandibles into the abdomen or other soft part and sucking the contents. There appears to be no benefit to ants from the association.
4XVxJ TIL a woman has Chimerism: she's a fraternal twin who fused together with her sibling in the womb. Now she has 2 different immune systems and 2 different bloodstreams. Her immune system's constantly fighting off her twin sister’s cells, as it recognizes them as foreign, causing autoimmune issues.
8a6JL TIL that when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the United States did.
bvk9 TIL that there are dozens of houses in Detroit for sale at $1 a piece.