› added 8 years ago

310

TIL that lions mate roughly 3,000 times per cub

Read more catcollection.org

via ift.tt

Xx6k TIL: One man is largely responsible for the complete ban on advertising billboards in the US state of Vermont
kO5pd TIL a Air New Zealand sightseeing flight to Antarctica was supposed to have Sir Edmund Hillary who became one of the first to climb Mount Everest. Subsequently the flight got caught in a white out and crashed in to Mt. Erebus killing all of the passengers.
Eg8vd TIL that understanding DNA methylation patterns unlocks secrets about how mammals age. These changes are like a fingerprint, revealing links between epigenetics and life spans, shedding light on the mysteries of aging and biological processes.
jN71X TIL That in February of 2020, the state of Nevada experienced an all time low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which was shortly followed by an all time high in April of 2020, at 30.1%. Nevada currently has the highest unemployment rate in the United States.
R7KNj TIL it took over 15 years for hip hop aficionados to determine who Mobb Deep sampled on their breakout hit "Shook Ones Part II."