› added 7 years ago

140

TIL that due to shortages penicillin was re-extracted from patients’ urine during World War II

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via ift.tt

R7Jn4 TIL that the white mustache-looking skin above a pigeon's beak is called a wattle, and that it mainly serves to release excess heat from the bird's body. It's actually a trait that many birds have, such as the red piece of skin below a rooster's neck.
xVjjD TIL when American troops were sent to capture Guam in the Spanish-American War, the Spanish officers rowed out to meet the Navy after being fired at. The Spanish had no clue a war broke out and thought the attack was a salute.
oBOxA TIL that Thomas Jefferson brought Macaroni & Cheese to America
W7xDB TIL Michael Jordan briefly took up playing professional baseball after leaving the NBA
5VDD TIL that the Indian military has decided to use the world’s hottest chili (ghost chili) as a weapon