› added 11 years ago

86

TIL in the movie Lion King, it took approximately three years to animate the two-and-a-half-minute wildebeest stampede scene.

Read more thechive.com

via reddit.com

epd8L TIL Glyphosate exposure appears to have negative effects on tight junction proteins and intestinal barrier function AKA "Leaky Gut" - More evidence of the non-target effects of Roundup on the mammalian gut microbiome.
X07ZQ TIL that relatively unknown band Levellers hold the record of performing to the largest crowd at any iteration of the Glastonbury festival. The record, set in 1994, stands today at 300,000 people.
oBwGo TIL that the Gulf Cartel (Cartel Del Golfo) began in the 1930s to smuggle alcohol into Prohibition-era America. They became primarily involved with drug smuggling in the 1980s
KYXPR TIL that the Olympic Torch Relay was invented by Nazi Germany as a propaganda tool.
ne5xY TIL last spring around 500 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube each and every minute which works out to about 82 years worth per day