› added 3 years ago

301

TIL 13 years ago a deformed baby that had 4 arms and 4 legs was worshipped as a god

Read more theguardian.com

via reddit.com

QJYZp TIL: SETI scientist received what they thought was a signal from an intelligent civilization that turned out to be coming from the microwave oven in the lunch room
Q7jd TIL the word ‘soccer’ originated in the late 1800’s and was 'Oxford slang’ for the 'assoc’ in Association football (the full title of the game)
J1nLm TIL the belief that the two disasters involving the De Havilland Comet were caused by square passenger windows is a myth. The two planes involved actually used rectangular windows with rounded edges; and the "square windows" is actually the square cut-out for the ADF Antenna above the cockpit.
xVabo TIL fire can't burn in a zero-gravity environment; without gravity to create convection, the combustion byproducts become trapped around the flame and quickly deprive it of oxygen, snuffing it
GYBbN TIL Josh Brolin attempted 'perineum sunning', an alternative therapy that involves exposing the bare anus and perineum to sunlight. “I don’t know who the f–k thought of this stupid s–t but f–k you nonetheless. Seriously" is what he had to say about the experience.