› added 4 years ago

56

TIL the easternmost province in Nepal is literally named "Province No. 1". It is one of three provinces named like this in the country, the others being No. 2 and No. 5.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

LQA1m TIL the inventor of the DISC personality assessment was also the creator of Wonder Woman.
WW58 TIL Elon Musk was bullied alot during school. He was once sent to hospital after bullies threw him down stairs and kicked him until he was unconscious.
oRJJY TIL that rafflesia arnoldii, found in the rainforests of Sumatra, produces the world's largest flower. It can reach over 3 feet (1 meter) in diameter.
XEm8Q TIL - Deus ex machina (god from the machine) is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and seemingly unlikely occurrence. H.G. Wells used it in War of the Worlds to kill the Martians with bacteria.
5Ym4k TIL the Gladiator spider does not have Irises, but rather large photosensitive membranes. Consequently, it's eyes are destroyed every day at dawn and must be rebuilt every night. However, this adaption has made it better than cats or owls for night hunts