› added 8 years ago

219

TIL scientists believe that the primary cause of a puzzling decline in bee population is neonicotinoid pesticides. The pesticides–banned in Europe since 2013–decrease the sperm count of male bees by nearly 40 percent, as well as cutting their lifespan

Read more atlasobscura.com

via ift.tt

5LbD TIL the Krakatoa eruption, the loudest recorded sound in history, was heard from 3,000miles away. That’s like being in Boston and hearing a sound from Dublin, Ireland.
n7aW TIL that the 15 minute chimes on Big Ben have lyrics: All through this hour/Lord be my guide/And by Thy power/No foot shall slide
xVK4g TIL about the 'thousand-yard stare', which is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of soldiers who have become emotionally detached from the horrors around them. It is also sometimes used more generally to describe the look of dissociation among victims of other types of trauma.
N7M6b TIL four people have died searching for a treasure hidden by a millionaire in 2009 in the southwestern Rocky Mountains. The estimated $2m treasure has yet to be discovered and its whereabouts are contained within a cryptic poem that the millionaire wrote after he hid his treasure.
QBK9 TIL that after wife Mia Farrow lost $20K at the Sands, Frank Sinatra bought $50K in chips and attempted to win the money back. After failing and being denied credit, Sinatra drove a golf cart into a coffee shop where the casino manager was seated and fought with him. He never performed there again.