› added 8 years ago

411

TIL Iceland’s population so closely knit that there is a dating app to help prevent accidental incest

Read more bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

jN4a TIL that when asked what he’d do if his daughter got pregnant, Republican Vice President Dan Quayle said in 1992 that he would support her in whatever she decided to do. Asked the same about his own daughter, then presidential challenger Bill Clinton replied “I wouldn’t talk to the press about it.”
ADgD4 TIL Usain Bolt's running gait is asymmetrical due to scoliosis, which has resulted in his left leg being longer than his right leg. Scientists aren't sure if his record-breaking sprint speeds are because of this or in spite of this.
p88oN TIL Japanese train drivers must point at all important signs and warnings, this shows that they have noticed it and are aware of it.
QXV6 TIL a group of men fought in the American Revolution and lived to see the Civil War end.
9YV16 TIL of Carfentanil, a drug based off of fentanyl that is 100-200x stronger than the latter. The Canadian RCMP intercepted a shipment of 1kg coming from China in 2016, enough lethal doses to wipe out the country. (50million+ lethal doses)