› added 2 years ago

278

TIL You are supposed to rub in spray sunscreen.

Read more aad.org

via reddit.com

XENME TIL of a "body farm", where the decomposition of human corpses is studied by leaving bodies outside in a variety of topographic and climate conditions. There are facilities in US, Canada, Australia, India, and UK. Over 100 bodies are donated to the University of Tennessee facility alone every year.
ZpYbD TIL the song “Rock Lobster” inspired John Lennon to start writing music again.
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.
J7Q4 TIL that as a boy, composer Guiseppe Verdi missed his cue to give water and wine to the priest. The priest kicked Verdi down the alter steps, to which Verdi responded by saying" May God strike you with lightning". Eight years later the priest was struck by lightning and killed.
RwN8 TIL the USSR planted trees on battlefields instead of recovering fallen soldiers