› added 1 year ago

65

TIL During the 1800s, Hawai‘i became one of the most literate nations in the world with over 90% of the population able to read and write. Even King Kamehameha III proudly declared, “He aupuni palapala ko‘u” (“I have a kingdom of education”).

Read more niihauheritage.org

via reddit.com

P4g TIL Amelia Earhart’s body was never found because it may have been eaten by coconut crabs which then hoarded the bones in their burrows.
lwA TIL that Birds are capable of seeing a 4th primary color (in the ultraviolet spectrum) totally invisible to humans. It allows them to see a both a totally different fundamental color, and all derivatives obtained by mixing it with the other three primary colors. The color Shmurple does exist.
e0PNb TIL In tropical rainforest ecosystems, dung is a very valuable and limited resource, so instead randomly searching for it on the forest floor, dung beetles actually wait by the anus of the monkey. They grab it as it falls out and actually fall to earth with it.
Yp8ZB TIL The Dr. Fox Effect is when students see an educator as more intelligent/informative because of their charm/warmth as opposed to their actual intelligence or teaching ability. Nonverbal behaviors were notably able to completely mask a meaningless, jargon-filled, and confused presentation.
v1gRK TIL that Emily Davison, a brutish suffragette, stepped in front of the King’s horse at the 1913 Epson Derby and was killed. This shows that protestors have always stood in high traffic areas. There’s a video of it too. Emily Davison | British activist