› added 5 years ago

158

TIL that lobsters can live for a very, very long time given the right conditions and will continue to grow in size until their last molt.

Read more smithsonianmag.com

via reddit.com

78wOZ TIL about the Council of Constance (1414-1418), that resolved the Western Schism within the Catholic Church. It arranged the renunciation of both Roman pope Gregory XII and Pisan antipope John XXIII. The Avignon antipope Benedict XIII was excommunicated, while pope Martin V was elected
OG4J7 TIL that snot becomes yellow when you're sick because of chemicals released by white blood cells that are in the mucus to fight infection; green snot indicates even higher levels of those chemicals
Egb8x TIL after The Wizard of Oz, 40 books were written that are "canon" to the land of Oz, plus many others
7r9wO TIL John Cleese's surname was changed in 1923 by his father, who believed that the original surname "Cheese" was embarrassing.
a4y TIL there may soon be a vaccine to prevent and treat obesity.