› added 8 years ago

211

TIL China has lost control of its first space station. It will be entering Earth’s atmosphere in 2017, and there is a chance that parts of the station could survive the burn, falling to Earth and causing damage or injuring people

Read more popularmechanics.com

via ift.tt

QObM TIL there’s a number that is considered illegal. If you distribute or even possess this number, you can be prosecuted under the DMCA
p8WRN TIL: Breakfast being “the most important meal of the day” originated in a 1944 marketing campaign launched by General Foods, the manufacturer of Grape Nuts, to sell more cereal. During the campaign, grocery stores and radio ads promoted the importance of breakfast.
x6Pdo TIL: Vladimir Lenin's body is preserved and on display
D1dXj TIL about Alexander Bogdanov, a Russian physician who experimented with blood transfusion to gain eternal youth. He died after injecting himself with blood from a student infected with malaria and tuberculosis, who also may have been the wrong blood type.
WN5o TIL There was a giant log jam that blocked the Red River in Arkansas until the 1800’s. At one point, it was 165 miles long.