› added 1 year ago

65

TIL Streptococcus viridans, a Bacteria which commonly occurs in our Oral Cavity causes Sub-acute Endocarditis.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

p81KA TIL that Bronn from Game of Thrones (Jerome Flynn), was part of a 90’s pop duo that earned three UK number one singles, and a 6x platinum album!
XEOZ6 TIL the sun loses about 6 million tons of mass every second due to nuclear fusion and the solar wind. Despite losing that much material, it has only lost about 0.05% of it's original mass over the past 4.5 billion years.
WkELN TIL some emergency vehicles can emit a low sound to vibrate vehicles and can help alert the hearing impaired to their presence.
R5rrw TIL that in the 1880s, the Cape Town-Port Elizabeth railway service formally employed a baboon as an assistant railway signalman for 9 years. He was paid 20 cents per day and half a bottle of beer per week.
QJlMk TIL Queen Elizabeth has only bowed to one person since becoming the Monarch. It was Princess Diana's coffin at her funeral.