› added 1 year ago

62

TIL humans are considered neotenus apes, meaning we retain juveline characteristics into adulthood

Read more mun.ca

via reddit.com

GY6dE TIL some humans appear to have the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field to sense orientation
R7dJ4 TIL steph. aureus lives in the nostrils of about 30% of healthy adults. It is usually harmless in the nose but can be fatal if in the bloodstream. Thus, there is a chance you can contract an infection by picking your nose and accidentally touching a cut.
xeO0 TIL that the sounds of the TIE fighters in star wars were a combo of an elephant call and a car driving on wet pavement
ADEjg TIL that Gustav Holst composed an orchestral suite, The Planets, with seven movements, one for each of the non-Earth planets. The piece was composed in the 1910s and Pluto was excluded because it wasn't discovered until 1930. The piece remains accurate even today... for now.
6EOgX TIL that, contrary to expectations, objects with greater drag generate less heat when entering the atmosphere. This is because a pocket of air forms in front of the object. After this was discovered in 1951, vehicles such as the Apollo capsule were designed to enter the atmosphere blunt-end first.