› added 11 years ago

139

TIL 50% of human DNA matches a banana

Read more nhm.ac.uk

via reddit.com

m1nXx TIL the Amazon River has another, much bigger river running underneath it.
neLjo TIL that Maine, not Florida, is the closest US state to Africa.
l40a TIL: 3 US Presidents died from drinking water contaminated with sewage
yV7dM TIL: There was an Australian version of the old Superman radio serial from the 40s.
xVbyD TIL of coin clipping, the act of shaving off a small portion of a precious metal coin for melting the clippings into bullion or to make new coins. Coin clipping is why many coins have the rim marked with stripes or other engravings, a counterfeiting practice devised by Issac Newton.