› added 2 years ago

67

TIL of the lucky bull of Turin. The tradition is that if a person puts their right heel on the bull’s testicular region and “turn on himself three times,” this will bring good luck.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

W7Ev8 TIL that over 95% of farm raised salmon are deaf
9w4gm TIL about volcanologist Barry Voight, who correctly predicted Mt Saint Helens Northern Flank would collapse. Among his other accomplishments, he is also Angelina Jolie’s uncle.
E11OW TIL that captive orcas still hunt. They use bait to catch wild birds.
e19k TIL the word Shampoo is derived from the Hindi word ‘chāmpo’ which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit root 'chapayati’ meaning: “to press, knead and soothe”
BgQBb TIL: The Sateré-Mawé tribe coming of age ritual involves gathering bullet ants, weaving them into a glove, sedating them, and then putting on the glove an hour later so that when the ants wake up, they are furious. Boys have to do this about 20 times at age 13 before becoming a man.