› added 4 years ago

137

TIL the Japanese version of "to split hairs" literally translates to "fart-logic."

Read more jisho.org

via reddit.com

PYj4Z TIL that Goose bumps evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, making them appear more threatening to predators.
8N9V TIL that “nauseated” and “nauseous” are not interchangeable: “I am nauseated” means “I feel sick,” but “I am nauseous” literally means “I cause a feeling of sickness.”
1ae9W TIL that Stephen Colbert auditioned for the role of Screech on 'Saved by the Bell.'
YKOr TIL that unexplained crystalline formations known as “tin whiskers” grow from most metals and cause electronics to fail. Nobody understands how they form.
p8NWG TIL why many birds have "whiskers" on their faces. The very long and highly sensitive so-called "rictal bristles" around the beaks of most birds are essential in helping maintain the birds' speed and orientation in the air as they fly speedily around small branches or going after prey in a field.