› added 12 years ago

120

TIL - The word “Astronaut” literally means “Star sailor” The term derives from the Greek words ástron, meaning “star”, and nautes, meaning “sailor”.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

ZpyO4 TIL there are cave drawings that are 65,000 years old, made by Neanderthals, much older than the oldest human cave drawings (30,000 years ago) in France.
EgOpW TIL the production of the Barbie movie required so much pink that they caused a run on the world's supply of pink paint. Due to supply chain issues because of covid there was limited quantities which the company that provides materials for the film industry used for the film.
5YgaP TIL Submarine K-219, a nuclear submarine that sank in 1986 due to a missile silo leak. It sank in 18,000ft of water, and when located 2 years later, it's missile doors had been forced open and the nuclear missiles it carried were missing.
b6ZGN TIL that the invention of bicycles was fundamental to the early women's liberation movement. Bicycles promised freedom to women long accustomed to relying on men for transportation. It was also the main reason corsets and long skirts fell out of fashion in the early 20th century.
Y7MBx TIL The co-founder of the CIAs venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, was originally a video game designer.