› added 10 years ago

545

TIL Elmo is the only nonhuman to testify before the US Congress

Read more loweringthebar.net

via reddit.com

OKKg TIL that a blackout in New York City (1977) contributed to the growth of hip hop music as looting allowed a number of people to get access to expensive DJ equipment from electronic stores. From this moment on, Hip Hop, barely known outside the Bronx, grew at an astounding rate.
wL5jo TIL the total biomass of all the ants in the world is approximately equal to the total biomass of the entire human race.
LkoJ9 TIL that the alternating current (AC) flows only near the outer surface of conducting wire ie the current is not evenly distributed inside the conductor. This phenomena is k/n as Skin Effect. 95% current flows near the skin and only 0 - 2% current flows in the center.
O1pa TIL that Samoa is 24 hours ahead of American Samoa despite being only 30 miles away
04Ey TIL Every language in the world creates different onomatopoeia for the same animal sound. For example, in English a rooster says “Cock-a-doodle-doo” while in German it’s “Kickeriki” and the way that the word is written and pronounced changes the speaker’s perceptions of the original sound.