› added 9 years ago

266

TIL an app exists where you can call and wake up strangers.

Read more wakie.com

via reddit.com

yyyl TIL that, in Russian Roulette, a properly lubricated and maintained revolver has a higher chance of not firing the bullet, because gravity pulls the loaded chamber down, if it is allowed to stop on its own.
KYoWE TIL: That despite intense behind the scenes actions, Pope Pius XII was resolved not to issue any public pronouncement that took sides in WWII; this first manifested itself in a refusal to explicitly condemn the German invasion of Poland.
nWBOo TIL that Australian scientists accidentally developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics while working on solar cells.
nVld TIL People implant magnets in their fingertips to augment their senses and detect electromagnetic fields.
x6BQb TIL about a type of jellyfish that is immortal!