› added 5 years ago

203

TIL chemically speaking, there's not a huge difference between inhaled and exhaled air.

Read more woot.com

via reddit.com

wke7 TIL That estimates suggest that 40% of all humans to have ever existed have not lived beyond their first birthday.
XEnZr TIL: During the Great Depression, Al Capone, the notorious gangster from Chicago, established the first soup kitchen.
R5Lg6 Today I learned the Seikan Tunnel connecting the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido is the world’s longest undersea tunnel with a total length of 53.8k/33.5mi and is only utilized for rail service.
nWKg7 TIL that ancient Roman concrete’s resilience comes from lime clasts, which helped it self-repair cracks and maintain strength over centuries
oB6ar TIL The guy who produced Billy Idol's records also wrote "Don't You Forget About Me" (Breakfast Club) and offered it to Simple Minds. They initially declined. Billy Idol, Bryan Ferry, and several others also passed. So Simple Minds reconsidered, and it went on to top the charts in several countries.