› added 10 years ago

112

TIL pistachio is highly flammable when stored in large quantities and can spontaneous combust

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

0d6XN TIL that in the 1920's, a man was given 1 year to live by doctors, if he moved to a warm climate. He built a house in Bartow, FL with a lot of unique features and designs, and would go on to live to the 1970's. It has become known as "The Wonderhouse" and become a local tourist attraction.
7bdL TIL the United States is obliged to go to war for 67 different countries should the situation arise, thanks to decades of complicated treaties.
6ENvJ TIL that a telescope is currently under construction in Chile that is expected to provide images that are 16 times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope
B4Gk TIL that the Miami Bath Salts Cannibal was actually not high on bath salts when he ate the face off of another man along the MacArthur Causeway three years ago
XE8Bj TIL that Michael Jackson wanted to play the role of Jar Jar Binks in 'Star Wars’ before finding out he would be a CGI character.