› added 7 years ago

174

TIL The word "robot" comes from an old Slavic word, robota, meaning "forced labor".

Read more sciencefriday.com

via reddit.com

1LW8 TIL there is a 16 year old girl who still looks, acts, and thinks as a baby due to an unknown disorder.
j6LOM TIL During one battle, George Washington had two horses shot out from under him and four bullet holes shot through his coat. He walked away without a single injury.
wVnY TIL that some ants keep domesticated livestock like humans
6EnJW TIL Jean-Claude Van Damme took up ballet when he was young, and has said "If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport."
X0OAj TIL parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships that person has with a celebrity such actors musicians, and social media influencers. Relationships range from mild- entertainment to pathological obsessive.