› added 2 years ago

51

TIL When you flush a soiled toilet a plume of germs sprays up into the air.

Read more medical.mit.edu

via reddit.com

9YYOM TIL Ohio Congressman Ralph Regula spearheaded an effort to prevent renaming Mt McKinley to Denali from 1975 to 2009 because it would tarnish the legacy of Ohio-born President McKinley (who had no ties to Alaska or the mountain).
6ENZJ TIL the Unabomber was a math prodigy, started at Harvard at 16, and received his Masters and his PhD in mathematics by the time he was 25. He also had an IQ of 167.
nevvb TIL Two thousand and ten years ago, Roman Emperor Augustus banished Ovid to the island of Tomis, where he stayed for the rest of his life. Rome's city council formally revoked his banishment in December 2017
d8kWj TIL That McDonald's in Hawaii are the only US locations that still serve the original fried apple pies.
W7gR8 TIL about fatal familial insomnia (FFI), an extremely rare brain disease that causes the victim to lose their ability of sleep permanently, resulting in death