› added 1 year ago

87

TIL Children of South Naknek, Alaska are flown daily to attend school in Naknek, riding the United States of America’s only flying school bus.

Read more visitbristolbay.com

via reddit.com

6QGZ TIL that, while Ben Franklin did first propose Daylight Savings, he meant it as a joke
b6rEa TIL Dr. Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, which restored sight to millions of individuals suffering from cataracts. Her many firsts include being the first African American to complete an ophthalmology residency and the first African-American female doctor to get a medical patent.
R5nXQ TIL NYC has a species of ant unique to it known as “Manhattants”
9j67 TIL that in the U.S., there were animal abuse laws before child abuse laws.
69Km TIL Leonardo Da Vinci had a pupil who painted a nude version of Mona Lisa, called Monna Vanna