› added 4 years ago

259

TIL all mammals, except monotremes (duck-billed platypus and echidnas) and humans, have whiskers.

Read more discoverwildlife.com

via reddit.com

JYDB4 TIL you would need to eat about 200 apple seeds, or about 20 whole apples to kill yourself.
jd5N TIL In ancient China, during the Imperial Exams people were isolated in small rooms for 3 days with only a jug of water, a chamber pot, and writing supplies. To prevent favoritism official typists would copy all the exams so the examiners wouldn’t recognize the handwriting of the exam takers.
dbxK TIL that racecar driver Alan Stacey died in 1960 when he crashed after being hit in the face by a bird at 120mph
xVY65 TIL Consumer Reports was blacklisted by McCarthy from 1945-1954 as a Communist organization for reporting on serious life-threatening product flaws and advocating for fair treatment of workers
0ww9A TIL That Robin Williams was an avid online gamer