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TIL 80% of white tigers will die of birth defects as a result of inbreeding.

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e0eQ4 TIL There's a strong correlation between social mobility and equality, an unequal society will have stagnant social classes, in fact out of 8 countries studied the USA, the country with the highest inequality, also had the worst social mobility while Denmark, the most equal, had the best
nxZd TIL the first recorded incident of mooning was in 66 CE, where a Roman soldier mooned Jewish pilgrims, which lead to a riot and the death of thousands of pilgrims
xolB TIL there’s a computer cluster at Carnegie Melon that’s been running nonstop since January 2010, teaching itself facts from the internet
NgkN TIL that 36% of young (16-19), Japanese males consider themselves to be “Herbivore Men,” meaning that they have no desire to ever seek out a sexual relationship with a person of either gender. The trend has had a striking impact on the Japanese birth rate.
xVelB TIL Roly polys or Pill bugs are actually crustaceans and have gills