› added 6 years ago

194

TIL that the largest trebuchet ever made was called 'War Wolf' and, at ~400ft tall, was so massive and intimidating that it made the Scots surrender on sight. Despite this, it was fired anyway to observe the destruction it would cause.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

yVlEV TIL that in cities with a chronic nuisance ordinance, properties with tenants who call 911 too often can deemed nuisance by the city which imposes fines on the property owner. This normally leads to evictions and business closures regardless of the fact that the 911 calls were legitimate.
6Emll TIL that baleen whales evolved to use bone conduction as their primary hearing mechanism.
KYdJG TIL Attractive female students no longer earned higher grades when classes moved online during the pandemic
gMDJb TIL that in the movie Alien, the actors were not told that the Xenomorph was going to burst through Kane's chest, as to make the reactions real, even causing Veronica, one of the actors, to pass out.
XDM6 TIL cats show you their butthole as a way of telling you they’re comfortable with you.