› added 7 years ago

157

TIL that the Olympics has handed out participation medals since the first Olympic Games.

Read more theolympicdesign.com

via ift.tt

4XBMg TIL Bill Gates succeeded in his mission to build a Toilet to help combat the sanitary crisis across multiple parts of Africa and India. Costing $350, its powered by worms, and doesnt require to be hooked up to a sewer system.
MweB TIL there is an Israeli Army Unit that specifically recruits teens with autism. ‘Unit 9900’ is described as a 'selective intelligence’ squad, where heightened perceptual skills are considered an asset.
Brw5L TIL That the Apollo Missions (11 to 16), astronauts had trouble getting life insurance as no one would insure someone being in the high risk environment of Space, so they autographed some postal covers before they left Earth. On the chance they didn't come back, those items would be sold for money.
ANx7B TIL that two of the Apollo missions carried seismic experiments that fired rocket propelled grenades up to 1500 meters. Five of the grenades remain on the moon, unexploded.
J1nBv TIL A Clockwork Orange is the first Science Fiction AND the last X Rated film Ever to be nominated for Best Picture