› added 5 years ago

848

TIL polar bears have learned to hunt beluga whales, something that's only been seen in the last few decades.

Read more rollingstone.com

via reddit.com

Ypgmr TIL: A blind mechanical engineer named Ralph Teetor invented cruise control in 1945 after riding with his lawyer, who had a nasty habit of speeding up and slowing down too frequently. It was originally called "Speedostat".
jN9eM TIL that Child Pornography in Japan was First Made Illegal in June of 2014. A 1-Year Grace Period of Lax Enforcement Followed.
GYWo5 TIL that Charles Manson’s mother once sold him to a woman for a pitcher of beer and then his uncle had to find the woman to get him back
5V55P TIL that most FedEx Ground trucks on the road are owned and operated by a local businessperson, not FedEx Corporate, via FedEx's ISP, or individual service provider program. These ISPs are similar to franchisees and they buy a route, own the trucks, hire the drivers and get paid to deliver packages.
e0JKg TIL: Asians that have Tetraphobia (fear of the # 4) are 13% more likely to die on the 4th of the month from heart failure.