› added 12 years ago

263

TIL all the American flags on the moon are now white due to fading from sunlight with no atmosphere.

Read more gizmodo.com

via reddit.com

1b8r TIL After mature male bull elephants are sent off to fend for themselves they do not become lone wanderers detached from any community. The males travel together, drink together and form friendships that, like human relationships, may change with the seasons or last a lifetime.
WVv9 TIL In Sweden BonusPappa is the word for Stepfather. They wanted to be positive.
GYb0G TIL that during filming of 1973’s “Superteams”, an ABC show pitting famous athletes against each other, heavyweight champion Joe Frazier nearly drowned during a swimming event. He signed up despite not knowing how to swim.
9Dvp TIL a nearly 2,000 year old loaf of bread was found during excavations in Herculaneum, and the recipe has been recreated by The British Museum.
j6Kvj TIL that turtledoves are called "turtle" because of their Latin name: streptopelia turtur