› added 2 years ago

64

TIL a standard matchbox containing neutron-star material would weigh 3 trillion kilograms, the same weight as a 0.5 cubic kilometer chunk of the earth.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

G84N TIL: There’s an anime and manga in Japan called Saint Young Men, which is about Jesus and Buddha living as roommates in Tokyo while taking a vacation on Earth and attempting to understand Japanese society.
9YDED TIL that the best spot in New York City to watch women's skirts being whipped around was the windy area around the Flatiron Building. In fact, policemen would occasionally have to shoo away these perpetual watches, and the expression '23 Skidoo' was said to have been born on this windswept corner.
Pkoe TIL that the meals mentioned by Pippin in Lord of the Rings (breakfast, second breakfast, brunch, elevenses, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, and snack) are considered actual meal times.
9Y76Q TIL in today's world, the average job seeker is rejected 24 times before getting hired.
6EBQW TIL Dr. Jay Neitz cured color blindness in Red-Green Color Blind (dichromatic) Squirrel Monkeys using gene therapy. The monkeys were given a shot which enabled them to distinguish red or green. After successful trials with the monkeys Dr. Neitz awaits NIH/ORDA/FDA approval for human trials.