› added 5 years ago

219

TIL that from the time Pluto was discovered until the time it was demoted from planethood, it still hadn't made one complete revolution around the sun.

Read more airandspace.si.edu

via reddit.com

v1dOr TIL that in the 1980's if you were stuck in a Nintendo game you could call their hotline and get a "pro" to help and talk you through it
xVMA1 TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.
a8GgJ TIL that there are over 40 million slaves living right now
VMJ78 TIL There is an Indian village named "Piplantri" which celebrates the birth of every girl child by planting 111 trees
oRvkK TIL that the law firm Morgan & Morgan fired half of its marketing department in 2021 because they criticized the firm's "Size Matters" campaign as an inappropriate joke.