› added 10 years ago

200

TIL that the shredded remains of birds that get sucked into jet turbines is called “snarge”.

Read more seriouslyamazing.si.edu

via reddit.com

Oop0L TIL: There was a scheme that offered Beanie Babies in exchange for Firearms in 1998
OoPkY TIL Canada Post has an annual “Letters To Santa” program where children can mail a letter to Santa and receive a personalized response. The team is equipped with psychologists and social workers to deal with “special letters” and give appropriate responses if they feel the child is in danger.
e04aL TIL that in April of 2018, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes in California completely erased Alzheimer’s disease damage in human cells by changing the structure of one protein.
E1OYV TIL during WWII US Navy seamen would drain the fuel from torpedos (180-proof grain alcohol) then filter it though bread to make a cocktail called torpedo juice.
wL0wo TIL Marylin Monroe's real name is Norma Jeane Mortenson