› added 8 years ago

205

TIL the peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 240 mph.

Read more blogs.bu.edu

via reddit.com

4k99R TIL that in 2022 two Californians filed a class action lawsuit against Barilla pasta because they thought it was made in Italy. They argue they suffered financial harm because they would not have bought it if they knew it was made in the US. The combined total they spent was $6.
Awkd TIL prior to becoming an actor, Paul Rudd was a DJ at Bar Mitzvahs
jNpan TIL that the most expensive liquid in the world, is a thoroughbred horse semen. A gallon of gold-medal-winning Big Star's semen is worth $4.7 million.
KdGE TIL that there are at least 11 extinct animal species which were photographed before their extinction.
AjYo TIL “The Matrix” is based on the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard. However, after watching it he replied: “The Matrix is surely the kind of film about the matrix that the matrix would have been able to produce.”