› added 13 years ago

462

TIL Garfield (the comic strip) was never supposed to be funny. It was crafted to fit a marketing niche.

Read more slate.com

via reddit.com

ZpWDa TIL of a 1950's doctor who transfused his sick patient's blood into his own body to understand her condition better. Impressive and scary!
OOQa TIL in 2011 researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois developed a way to hack into voting machines and modify votes from up to half a mile away. They showed that this could be done using $26 worth of electronics and an 8th-grade science education.
LkLQ0 TIL Guinness records are set by people who apply for them, the company doesn't "seek out" new potential record holders
LQ5np TIL that Hydra are small freshwater invertebrates whose stem cells exist in a continuous state of renewal. Kept safe and in isolation, these organisms show no signs of aging.
NXgrQ TIL the Binturong, also known as the bearcat, has musk glands emit an odor reminiscent of popcorn or corn chips.