› added 6 years ago

109

TIL The number of 9/11 aftermath related deaths is set to outnumber the number that died on the day

Read more eu.lohud.com

via reddit.com

wLkp7 TIL of death sentence with reprieve, a punishment in which the criminal is given a two year suspended sentence before execution. By abstaining from additional crimes during the two years, the criminal can reduce the sentence to life imprisonment, or, by committing good deeds, a fixed-term sentence.
m1lnE TIL that ~30% of Israeli McDonalds don’t serve McFlurrys because they are under kosher supervision, which means that they don’t serve meat and dairy products together
0app TIL if you have one Irish grandparent, you are eligible for Irish citizenship (w/ fee). You don’t need to have even been to Ireland or know the first thing about the country to apply. For non-Europeans, this means you get a passport that allows you to work and live anywhere in the EU.
wBjP TIL that asthma inhalers containing ozone damaging CFCs were banned in 2008 in spite of their small environmental impact. Drug companies have greatly benefited from the ban because they can change more for HFA inhalers that are still patented. The drug has not changed, only the delivery mechanism.
yQb5l TIL the latitude/longitude coordinates of 0°N 0°E point to a buoy off the coast of Africa jokingly called "Null Island"