› added 9 years ago

164

TIL Biotech firm Pembient has managed to 3-D print fake rhino horns that are genetically identical knock offs. The company plans to flood Chinese rhino horn market at one-eighth of the price of the original, undercutting the price poachers can get and forcing them out eventually.

Read more news.nationalgeographic.com

via reddit.com

rP5d TIL that when Darryl McDaniels (DMC of RUN DMC) was suicidal, the only thing keeping him from killing himself was Sarah McLachlan’s album “Angel.” He met her at a party, told her what her album meant to him, and said, “Your album is called ‘Angel.’ You sing like an angel. But to me, you are God.”
GYGK1 TIL In the ancient Roman comedic play "The Mother-in-Law," a husband falsely accuses his new wife of infidelity after she gives birth mere months into marriage. A stolen ring reveals he assaulted his future wife in a dark street before they met, and is in fact the father of the child.
a8NOb TIL one of the reasons Target Canada failed was because some items wouldn't fit on the shelves properly. This was due to item dimensions being entered into their system in inches, rather than centimeters.
oRdvW TIL Ulysses Grant was arrested for speeding and later said that the Black police officer who took him in should face “no consequences” for doing his job
OrlY TIL the term “Political Correctness” had its origins in communist and socialist thought and referred to the Communist party line, which provided “correct” positions on many political matters.