› added 10 years ago

242

TIL of an experiment where monkeys were introduced to the concept of money. Soon after some of them turned into thieves, prostitutes and even a “bank robber”.

Read more nytimes.com

via reddit.com

GAg1N TIL When repeatedly exposed to the same odor, sense of smell in women of reproductive age increases up to 100,000 fold but no improvement in men's
kB71 TIL Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Peter Lemon was high on marijuana when he single-handedly fought off two waves of Vietcong troops and dragged a wounded soldier to safety
OYAR TIL that stairs in medieval times wound in a clockwise direction to place attacking swordsmen (often right-handed) at a disadvantage.
lLdK TIL when composing the song “‘39”, Queen guitarist Brian May jokingly asked bassist John Deacon to play the double bass on the recording. Deacon didn’t got the joke and actually learned the instrument. In two days.
eXyD TIL the three member crew of NASA’s Skylab 4 mission staged a one-day mutiny where they shut off all communication with ground control and spent the day relaxing and looking at the Earth.