› added 7 years ago

260

TIL Bed Bugs almost went extinct. Before governments started banning it, DDT insecticide was the best bed bug killer available. It drove their numbers down to near extinction. Over time, populations of Bed Bugs began developing DDT resistance. Even if we started using DDT again, they're now immune.

Read more vox.com

via reddit.com

ZpJRQ TIL one of the co-creators of Keurig machines was diagnosed with caffeine poisoning due to his daily 30 to 40 cup coffee habit
YGx TIL in Germany there exists the Waldkindergarten: preschools held entirely outdoors in a forest, regardless of weather conditions
vWLR TIL The US show COPS filmed one episode in Soviet Russia
9YM4r TIL that in Finland there's an old measurement unit called "poronkusema" which can be translated to "reindeer’s piss". It describes the distance a reindeer can travel without having to stop to pee which is around 7 - 7.5km. Also reindeer can't walk and pee at the same time.
0gg1 TIL that Slash tried out for Poison and was rejected due to a lack of spandex and hairspray.