› added 8 years ago

1012

TIL most Beagles are born with a white tipped tail. That was a trait selected by breeders to make them easier to identify among tall grass and dense vegetation while hunting.

Read more beaglepro.com

via ift.tt

n5YW TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.
oDyo TIL there’s a theory that humans went nearly extinct 7,000 years ago.
QJVD9 TIL high purity carbon dioxide is a byproduct of ammonia fertilizer production and is bought by Coca-Cola to carbonate their drinks.
dpD9 TIL: For the first time since 1974, nobody climbed to the top of Mount Everest last year.
8a1nV TIL the louder your environment, the less flavor and texture your food has