› added 4 years ago

61

TIL After the Scarecrow gets his diploma in The Wizard of Oz, he recites the Pythagorean theorem incorrectly.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

j6dZQ TIL chocolate milk is said to me invented in Jamaica, but humans have been enjoying chocolate since ~350 B.C.
6Ejdl TIL the Oxpecker not only eats ticks off of African wildlife (like elephants), it also drinks their blood and makes wounds even larger. Scientists now think the birds are actually parasites and NOT an example of mutualism, where both parties benefit.
epPZL TIL You shouldn't use hot top water to drink or cook with, as it it much more likely to contain greater amounts of lead
N709P TIL that President Nixon used the sonic booms of 3 SR-71 Black Birds to signal to American POW's in Hanoi that if they could escape and make it down the river, American forces would be there to rescue them.
NEA6 TIL that the “power up mushroom” sound from Super Mario Bros. is essentially the same as the “flagpole” song but condensed into 1 second.