› added 10 years ago

117

TIL: Squirrels cause seventeen percent of fiber optic cable cuts

Read more blog.level3.com

via reddit.com

eMnJ TIL in 1993 a student at UPenn was charged with violating the university’s racial harassment policy after calling a black woman a “water buffalo”. The university claimed it was racist: “a water buffalo is a dark primitive animal that lives in Africa.” Water Buffaloes come from Asia.
wvrW TIL the kale salad with dressing at McDonald’s has more calories than a Double Big Mac
RQa6 TIL that the Netherlands used to flood certain areas in times of war to create a military defensive line. The water was too shallow for boats, but deep enough to hide traps and ditches under.
GYeY7 TIL over 1.3 million Indian soldiers fought for the British in WW1
0dy1y TIL Unlike most bivalves, scallops possess up to 200 small eyes along the edge of their mantles. These eyes utilize a concave, parabolic mirror of guanine crystals to focus light, allowing scallops to detect movement and changes in light, aiding in predator detection.