› added 9 years ago

556

TIL: The smallest parcel of property in NYC is 500 sq in

Read more amusingplanet.com

via ift.tt

wLEpY TIL President William McKinley wore a red carnation in his lapel at all times as a good luck charm. During a public meeting in his second term, he took out the flower from his lapel and gave it to a 12-year-old girl. Minutes later, he was shot. He died a week later.
gMpg8 TIL that despite being one of the 3 most important gods in Hinduism, Brahma the creator is rarely worshipped. There are few temples dedicated to him in India.
E1NPx TIL That nematode, the simplest worm, despite having only 302 neurons that were comprehensively mapped and researched, still exhibits a complex range of behavior, emergence of which is still not well understood. Even the basic movement can't be fully explained.
xVyG7 TIL the origin of 'Shrimp on the Barbie' is from an early '80s Visit Australia commercial starring Paul Hogan before he was famous. (Commercial in comments).
Oo0r1 TIL that there are contact lenses that are worn overnight which temporarily reshape the cornea, allowing the user to have perfect vision during the day without having to wear glasses/contact lenses.