› added 12 years ago

104

TIL In the 82 years the Pitch Drop experiment has been running the tar has only dropped 8 times and no one has seen it drop

Read more smp.uq.edu.au

via reddit.com

P1jL TIL that despite the fear projected by mass media, virtually all of the few known candy poisoning incidents involved parents who poisoned their own children’s candy.
BrmkL TIL Ke-alelo-O-Pilikua is a lava formation near the mouth of Lumaha'i River in Kauai, Hawaii and means “tongue of Pilikua." Pilikua comes from the name of a giant who was known for his booming voice. Legend says the people who heard him repeatedly became so irritated with him that they killed him
xVGpD TIL that the movie Independence Day still holds the record for most miniature models to appear in one film. Approximately 95% of the movie's special effects were shot using miniatures and due to the advances in digital technology this record may stand forever.
Dwnp TIL when you have red itchy swore eyes after swimming its caused from urine mixed with chlorine, not chlorine alone.
b9Gl9 TIL about the time Karen tried to speak to the manager of a submarine