› added 12 years ago

100

TIL Over the last two decades, Iran has experienced the fastest drop in fertility ever recorded in human history.

Read more foreignpolicy.com

via reddit.com

Rvy4 TIL a study was done for which over 200 cigarette smokers were observed for a year as they attempted to kick the habit. 62% relapsed within the first two weeks, and 95% of those who smoked even just one cigarette after trying to quit resumed their previous pattern of smoking.
pYmyN TIL Plants with square shaped stems are in the Mint Family
dDAN9 TIL John Brabazon Ponsonby was arrested during the French Revolution for being an aristocrate but was let free because he was too handsome to hang.
grwxW TIL that the chair the first two Harry Potter Books were written on by its author, sold at an auction for nearly $400,000 USD in 2016. It also has the phrase "O, you may not find me pretty but don't judge on what you see" written on it.
D1Q8D TIL - The stormtrooper, who was mindtricked by Rey, was Daniel Craig