› added 6 years ago

297

TIL Most Scientists Thought Stories of Rocks Falling from the Sky Weren't Real Until Meteorites Fell in Normandy, France in 1803

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via reddit.com

8eXkK TIL that Tex-Mex has surpassed Italian as the most popular food genre in the United States
6EDDm TIL that Japan has an early warning system for earthquakes that notifies you on your smartphone and radio seconds before it happens.
ABBB TIL that in every state but California being hit on by a gay man is still a valid defense to a murder charge.
DQ1Aj TIL about Cliff Young, a 61-year-old farmer who won the 543 mile (875 k) endurance race from Sydney to Melbourne. Wearing work clothes, he ran without sleeping for five days. Surprised to learn there was a cash reward he shared it with the other competitors. Young credited his win to herding sheep.
logJr TIL- The longest ever time between Twins being born was 87 days