› added 12 years ago

196

TIL using fountain pens in a school in Edinburgh improved academic performance and self esteem

Read more news.bbc.co.uk

via reddit.com

awNyy TIL that the 230 best figterpilots of all time were all german or axis power pilots.
VOEB TIL when skydiver Joan Murray’s parachute failed, she approached the ground at 80 miles (128km) per hour, landing on a mound of fire ants. The shock from being stung over 200 times by the ants released a surge of adrenaline which kept her heart beating, and allowed her to survive.
x6Ka0 TIL The Mental Disorder Autism Specturm Disorder was once called Asperger Syndrome named after Hans Asperger a Nazi
MgWB TIL that if you earn more than $21,000 dollars per year, you are among the top 4% richest people in the world
x6vrw TIL the "Teddy Bear" was inspired by a political cartoon about U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to kill a defenseless bear because it was "unsportsmanlike" during an unsuccessful hunting trip in 1902.