› added 2 years ago

64

TIL of the Cycloped, an early horse-powered locomotive

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

AgJ7 TIL Johnny Appleseed planted trees that were mainly used to produce hard cider and apple jack, not edible apples.
mo8O TIL that waterproof smartphones exist because Japanese girls love to shower with them
Oo5G4 TIL meteors reflect radiowaves and you can listen to them arriving in Earth's atmosphere on the radio
9YwZr National Geographic explorer Helle Olsen explains why mandrills have such colourful bums.
16aPX TIL that a Wholphin named Kekaimalu is an extremely rare false killer whale and common bottlenose dolphin hybrid that's able to have offsprings.