› added 4 years ago

448

TIL that Eggshells are edible and are used for Calcium supplements

Read more healthline.com

via reddit.com

woyvJ TIL in 2023 Andre 3000's song "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time", off his album New Blue Sun, set the record for the longest song to ever chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The 12-minute and 20-second track hit the chart at No. 90.
oJmr TIL - The word “Astronaut” literally means “Star sailor” The term derives from the Greek words ástron, meaning “star”, and nautes, meaning “sailor”.
OGDK1 TIL Vladimir Lenin ruled the shortest time in the Soviet Union, only 1 year and 22 days.
rNEEM TIL about Soviet Zveno aircraft carrier planes. The converted bombers would carry fighters or dive bombers beyond their operational limitation, and launch them when needed. Despite being based on pre-WWII bombers and going through many configuration changes, they had a very high success rate.
vYbx TIL A religion on a pacific island worships American soldiers and prays for their return