› added 12 years ago

98

TIL that the total surface area of all the alveoli in your lungs is about the size of a tennis court

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Z8Xmv TIL about Herbert Kleber, who pushed for evidence-based addiction treatment, not punishment and moralisms. This approach treated addiction as a medical condition instead of a failure of moral character, and helped prevent relapses, saving countless lives and transforming substance abuse treatment.
rRjbe TIL Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash auditioned to be a member of The Monkees, and when they turned him down he recommended his friend Peter Tork.
yxvM TIL that Terry Jones of Monty Python is credited with writing the movie “Labyrinth”, despite the script having been re-written several times
gMZWb TIL that Monty Python's "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" is the top requested funeral song in the U.K.
6EgVm TIL The Greenland Shark can live up to 400 years and doesn't become mature until approx. 150 years, making it the vertebrate species with the longest known lifespan.