› added 5 years ago

718

TIL that cows sometimes sit like dogs

Read more thedodo.com

via reddit.com

M7oMB TIL about Giovanni Battista Bugatti, known as Mastro Titta. An Italian executioner of the Papal States who executed 514 people during his 68 years of activity. Bugattis blood-stained clothes, axes, and guillotines are on display at the Museum of Criminology at Via del Gonfalone in Rome.
gg49 TIL that the poison in false morels, a type of mushroom, is metabolized into rocket fuel
16b87 TIL the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were once ruled by a Scottish dynasty and considered a micronation. Established in the 19th century, they witnessed unique events, including the settlement of a White Rajah and a population largely brought against their will. Australia bought the islands the 1970s.
Nr6Q TIL at normal speed, it takes a fully loaded supertanker/oil tanker approximately 20 minutes to stop, they cut their engines 15 miles away from the dock
JD44 TIL that most Hungarians must bribe their medical staff in order to get better treatment