› added 10 years ago

77

TIL there is a high school in Arizona which uses “Redskins” as its mascot name. It is nearly 100% Navajo.

Read more rmusdhs.ss4.sharpschool.com

via reddit.com

QNnMp TIL that Morton, Illinois is known as “Pumpkin Capital of the World” since 85% of percent of the world's canned pumpkin is processed at the Libby’s plant in Morton.
yQMnX TIL A telescope designed to view the H-alpha emission produced by excited hydrogen can show granulations on the solar surface and great detail in the sunspot regions. The H-alpha filter must be designed to produce a very narrow pass band around the wavelength of 6,562.8 Ångströms for safe viewing
4GZX TIL that by 400 BC Persians had developed a type of building that produces ice in winter and stores it throughout the summer in a hot desert climate
E1OyW TIL the new Tesla Roadster is capable of 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, quicker than any street legal production car to date, with a top speed of 250+ mph.
oBJe7 TIL that Bob Barker trained for eight years with Chuck Norris and is a black belt.