› added 12 years ago

148

TIL that in 1972 a radio was designed that ‘sneezed’ every 6 months in order to protect the microprocessors from dust

Read more vimeo.com

via reddit.com

wo5mW TIL North Americans have completely different definitions of frown than the rest of the world. For most of the world it's an expression done with the eyebrows, not the mouth.
jNReN TIL that a troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. A person's stomach or intestinal distress can be the cause or the product of anxiety, stress, or depression due to gastrointestinal (GI) system and brain connections.
E18ap TIL A young Chinese woman ran away to Beijing to avoid a planned marriage, but was followed by her fiance. After she became pregnant, her fiance abandoned her at a hotel and she narrowly avoided being sold to a brothel. A newspaper editor saved her and she wrote several novels before dying at 30
D1YAV TIL that in 1997, Green Day started a riot from one of their concerts at Tower Records in Manhattan after being criticized that they lost their "punk edge"
1awnd TIL there is a McDonald’s ‘gold card’ that allows the cardholder free McDonald’s food. The gold cards vary from person to person, however Bill Gates’ card grants him a lifetime of unlimited free food worldwide.