› added 2 weeks ago

3

TIL the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on an island in Arctic Norway is the ultimate backup for the earth's food supply, storing several hundred million seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants from 80 nations, tucked away in metal pouches at -18°C

Read more popsci.com

via reddit.com

LkZ9Z TIL that According to the Chinese law, all WeChat groups have to be registered with local authorities so that an official can also join the chat group to monitor conversations
P19GJ TIL: Ken McElroy, known as "the town bully," was murdered in 1982 in front of 30-46 witnesses by at least two shooters. But nobody saw anything, and the murder remains unsolved. Fascinating story.
R507w TIL that the name for the band Devo comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the band's related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
Omag TIL that France is now tied with the United States in pizza consumption.
VMorQ TIL there is a condition called Aphantasia, where a person is unable to conjure up visual images in their imagination. When they close their eyes and think of an object, there is no visual imagery of the object - instead they imagine concepts that would describe the object.