› added 7 years ago

176

TIL that gazelles can outrun a cheetah because they cool blood before it gets to the brain, while cheetahs lack this and risk overheating if they run too long.

Read more youtube.com

via ift.tt

KOwZw TIL a man in Argentina bought several toy poodles only to discover that they were actually ferrets on steroids.
VMr74 TIL 20 people were killed at an Italian ski resort in 1998 when a US Marine Corps aircraft, flying over 1,600 feet below minimum height standards, cut the cable supporting their gondola. The pilot was acquitted of manslaughter, and the United States reimbursed 75% of Italy's victim compensation fund
xnlk TIL that during the 1995 OJ Simpson trial, the ABC, NBC and CBS networks nightly news broadcasts gave more air time to the details of that case than to the Bosnian War and the Oklahoma City bombing combined.
D1e9P TIL Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in the 2002 winter olympics as his entire competition crashed out in the finals
7r9ZZ TIL The word cartoon dates back to the middle ages with the meaning back then being a first draft of stain glass or a tapestry.