› added 2 years ago

86

TIL that the Burj Khalifa in Dubai has no sewage system - so trucks have to pump out poo every day

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

d8A57 TIL that one of the few coastal areas to evacuate ahead of the 2004 tsunami was on the island of Simeulue. Due to island folklore recounting an earthquake/tsunami in 1907, the islanders fled inland following the initial shaking. Generational folklore saving the lives of the islanders 97 years later.
4v5o TIL The creator of Firefox works on the Google Chrome team
QP4e TIL the first US Warship to be named after a black man was named in 1943 for sailor Leonard Roy Harmon. Harmon worked serving food to officers, one of the few jobs available to black sailors. At the battle of Guadalcanal, however, Harmon deliberately exposed himself to enemy fire to save a shipmate.
6Jpm TIL that New Zealand’s two main islands (the North Island and the South Island) didn’t have official names until 2009
D1lvg TIL: Tomatoes are self-pollinating, meaning insects or wind aren't required. Instead they have flowers that contain both the male and female parts, so more than one plant is not needed for reproduction. The pollen falls within the flower to pollinate itself.