› added 4 years ago

200

TIL that NASA has four M113 that astronauts learn to drive in case they need to escape from the launchpad. These M113 are also used by the NASA firefighters' squad.

Read more nasa.gov

via reddit.com

Z8VMG TIL Alice in Chains' "Man in the Box" was influenced after Layne Staley had a dinner conversation on how veal was made from calves raised in small boxes. This eventually inspired him to write the lyrics about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.
e0V1E TIL that if a child swallows a button battery, it should be given honey every 10 minutes to minimize internal burning. The honey forms a protective barrier and neutralizes alkaline levels, resulting in less severe and more superficial burns.
8eaWL TIL that Ancient Greece believed the uterus could wander around the body like an animal searching for conception and caused “hysteria” in women.
v1GDB TIL Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except Thailand. This is because homosexuality is forbidden while being trans is officially recognized by the government and seen as a good solution to same sex attraction.
N7YG1 TIL that in 1951 the St. Louis Browns used Eddie Gaedel, a little person, to pinch hit for an easy walk. It was the first and last time a little person played in a Major League Baseball game.