› added 6 years ago

186

TIL Worker ants take hundreds of 1-2 minute naps per day, so that they can essentially work around the clock

Read more news.bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

VaLZ TIL Portland, OR has the most strip clubs per capita, 8.86 clubs per 100,000 people. This is because the Oregon constitution says: No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write or print freely on any subject whatever.
VMdpZ TIL Lake Baikal in Russia contains 22%-23% of the worlds fresh surface water, and a max depth of 5387 feet
y17e TIL a mummified dinosaur was found in Alberta in 2011
4eE5 TIL that the planet Saturn radiates 2.5 times more energy into space than it receives from the Sun.
eje4 TIL The most popular sport in Ireland (gaelic football) is a completely amateur sport. The players play in front of 80,000 people and don’t get paid.