› added 2 years ago

54

TIL our ABO blood group antibodies are due to early minor infections likely from Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae and Influenza virus epitopes.

Read more link.springer.com

via reddit.com

D1oag TIL that some Australian Aboriginal languages rely completely on cardinal directions to describe position— "the spider is on your northeast-facing leg" instead of "the spider is on your left leg". Speakers of these languages tend to be far better spatial navigators than speakers of other languages.
xmZg TIL actor Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) grew up in a small town in Wales called Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch (58 letters)
J1jAj TIL that the Hope Diamond was once owned by King Louis XIV of France. Louis purchased the diamond in 1668, and started wearing it in 1673, after which it became known as the "French Blue". It was set in gold, and suspended on a neck ribbon, which King Louis XIV wore on ceremonial occasions.
E1QOx TIL that during World War One conditions on the Eastern Front got so bad that wolves would start attacking groups of soldiers leading to a temporary truce between Germans and Russians so they could deal with the wolves attacking them.
4XeY5 TIL Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles was tricked into recording the lead vocal for "Eternal Flame" in the nude.