› added 8 months ago

253

TIL the world's largest human poo belonged to a Viking man in the 9th century and was on display in a British musuem. The massive turd was 20 cm in length and 5 cm in width, and was a result of the Viking man being sick as authorities found several hundred parasitic eggs in the poo.

Read more news18.com

via reddit.com

VaVG TIL that US Government agencies (CIA, FBI, Naval Intelligence) have recruited the American Mafia multiple times in order to reach their goals. A couple examples are defending the New York harbor during WWII and attempts at assassinating Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.
Z8DVG TIL about the “smiley face murder theory”, advanced by two retired NYC detectives, that a series of presumed drownings in Midwestern states were actually victims of a serial killer; the name refers to smiley face graffiti found near locations thought to have been used by the killer to dump bodies.
vPEkK TIL: Man goes to BBC for job interview, ends up being mistakenly presented as 'tech expert' on live TV
KYonJ TIL the US Department of Agriculture published guidance on how to dispose of horses with explosives [PDF]
x6kLb TIL Americans eat 3 billion pizzas per year and spend $38 billion annually on pizza. The average American also eats an average of 46 slices of pizza per year which amounts to consuming 23 pounds of pizza annually