› added 4 years ago

275

TIL 1Gbps internet in Romania costs €8($9.84) per month

Read more romania-insider.com

via reddit.com

a81PL TIL skydiving instructor Devrey LaRiccia & her student Kayla Black both died during a tandem jump after they encountered 2 dust devils (rapid rotating whirlwinds) at about 40 feet. LaRiccia managed to avoid one, but got caught in the other, which sent them in an uncontrolled spin to the ground.
epBgL TIL fiber optics can be found in nature, in the deep sea, and they are more flexible than the man made ones
7pwO TIL Abe Lincoln is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame, having lost only once in approximately 300 matches
Eybp TIL the highest paid CEO in the US made $141,949,280 in 2013. Put another way, he made approximately the average yearly household income in the US…every 3 hours.
KOekE TIL that male water striders intimidate the female to have sex with them by tapping on the water to attract predators