› added 1 year ago

619

TIL Prior to human settlement New Zealand had no land-based mammals apart from three bat species

Read more mdpi.com

via reddit.com

9YQp7 TIL Oxford Deans called their Head Woodsman noticing decaying oak beams built in 1460 to see if there was any oak to replace them. He said "We've been waiting for you to ask about that" - A grove of oak trees was planted with the specific purpose of replacing them hundreds of years later.
9Y6Am TIL that blanks in a gun can kill. Jon-Erik Hexum was an actor who accidentally killed himself with a blank gun. Later his transplanted heart saved the life of a Las Vegas pimp.
4X5xX TIL that a 70-year-old WW2 veteran stole a Soviet T-34-85 tank during a protest in Hungary, and drove it toward riot police to stop them from shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. He was later arrested, but released without charges. [video]
OopR6 TIL the largest industrial disaster in history occurred in 1975 during the cultural revolution in China. The Banqiao Dam collapsed during a typhoon which is estimated to have killed hundreds of thousands. The CCP covered up this disaster for almost 20 years.
loDnr TIL the Black-Footed Cat is the deadliest in the cat family. It catches its prey 60% of the time, every time