› added 9 years ago

172

TIL That men receive a 63% longer prison sentence then women for the same crime.

Read more law.umich.edu

via reddit.com

rNRpo TIL about the existence of ice wine, wine made from grapes frozen on the vine, causing a sweeter, more concentrated grape juice to develop.
oLEL TIL when the first horse was cloned, she was implanted with the clone embryo and later gave birth to a carbon-copy of herself.
ADj8x TIL A valley near the top of Mount Everest is called 'Rainbow Valley' because it is covered with the dead bodies of climbers and their gear.
7EmO TIL that Daryl Davis, a black musician, is credited with dismantling the entire KKK network in Maryland. He did this by befriending many members, even going so far as to serve as a pallbearer at a Klansman’s funeral.
QJDjp TIL "Seinfeld" scrapped a claymation episode (that included Kramer with a pencil stuck in his eye) because "Home Improvement" did something similar. It was Jerry's biggest regret of the show.