› added 4 years ago

117

TIL: Atheletes have a resting heart rate of 40 bpm whereas others have it at around 70 bpm. Because they have stronger heart muscles.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

6Ev4Z TIL Platypus venom causes excruciating pain that can last for months on end, which cannot be relieved with conventional painkillers. Not even morphine works against it. The venom causes victims to become nauseated, suffer from cold sweats, and can even cause muscles to waste away.
b9nWN TIL Golfers in Japan have to take out 'hole in one' insurance, as they are obligated to throw an extravagant party and provide gifts to their friends if they make the lucky shot.
pY0Ge TIL 80% of the theatrical productions on Broadway lose money; a failure rate that has remained "unchanged for years."
v1DdL TIL: 10 years ago, a lot of people believed Lady Gaga had a penis.
64Yw TIL, speedlimits are somewhat pointless. When limits were changed by as much a 20mph, the rate vehicles traveled didn’t change. What did was the number of citations given.