› added 4 months ago

20

TIL that Australia is 1.2% larger than the Contiguous US (the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii)

Read more comparea.org

via reddit.com

PKwg TIL thaat the Ebola virus is named after a nearby river Ebola where the first victim was identified in 1976
0w91M TIL There is a group of about 400 ultra powerful and wealthy individuals that see movies on release day in their own home theaters. It costs $100k to join and $4k/month membership. It is called the Bel Air Circuit.
gpdL TIL that before X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) began filming. Patrick Stewart informed director Bryan Singer that he would be willing to play Mystique instead of Jennifer Lawrence. He said: “I am so ready to be naked, painted blue, and the world is ready for it too.”
B5Eb TIL of the ‘Highest Court in the Land (USA)’, a basketball court on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court Building which is three floors above the Supreme Court.
v1MOx TIL Capuchin monkeys at Brazil’s Serra da Capivara National Park, are 3,000 years into their own 'Stone Age'