› added 3 weeks ago

6

TIL About a transplant of a man's middle finger as a penis (including bones), and that it was still functional a decade later

Read more pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

via reddit.com

M7mMm TIL that Erector Set inventor Alfred Carlton Gilbert also designed a toy lab set using radioactive material that was sold in 1950. The toy's amount of radiation exposure was equivalent to a day's UV exposure from the sun, provided that the radioactive samples were not removed from their containers.
XEJpr TIL NASA changed their urine-collecting condom sizes from Small, Medium, Large, to Large, Gigantic, Humongous because male astronauts who were not well-endowed continued choosing ‘Large’ even though it was too big.
NZ08 TIL the Flemish anthem of Belgium is exceptionally bloody: “He tears, destroys, crushes, covers in blood and mud; And in victory grins over his enemy’s trembling corpse.”
0wWMj TIL Japan never signed a peace treaty with the Soviet Union after World War II, and is technically still at war with Russia today.
m1RAY TIL: that bumpy texture found on every plastic 90s chairs, toys, and car dashboards is called VDI 45, defined by mold texturing standards like SPI and VDI. It was used to hide defects, resist scratches, and give cheap plastic a premium, durable feel across toys, furniture, and dashboards.