› added 9 years ago

278

TIL the only perfect diamond ever found was found in Arkansas. Scoring a 0/0/0 on the AGS grading, its considered to be one-in-a-billion.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

W8PL TIL that when we sleep, our brain cells shrink, encouraging cerebrospinal fluid flow which flushes out toxins built up in the brain. This explains why we can’t think clearly after a sleepless night.
E1QyW TIL in 1981 Dr. Michael Shannon, a pediatrician back then, saved the life of a 3.2 pounds new-born Chris Trokey, who had a 50/50 chance at surviving. In 2011, Trokey returned the favor as a paramedic when he helped saving a seriously injured Dr. Shannon from a car accident.
QRWM TIL Bill Gates once quoted “ “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
8aPPP TIL Sudan has the most Pyramids in any country with over 350 found so far.
e04BE TIL of the song “prisencolinensinainciusol”. It topped the Italian charts in the 70s, despite the lyrics being absolute nonsensical gibberish. It was meant to illustrate what American English sounds like to non-English speakers.