› added 10 years ago

77

TIL There is a beach in the Maldives that has a glowing blue tide at night.

Read more placestoseeinyourlifetime.com

via reddit.com

D1dRr TIL Neanderthal dental plaque shows that there was no such thing as a typical Paleo diet. Some ate mostly meat, and some others are entirely vegetarian.
8aAWG TIL that the fingerprints of slaves still exist in bricks that the slaves made over 200 years ago
epkG6 TIL that natural disasters increase fertility rates
wLjN1 TIL a rodent that was said to have been extinct for 114 years showed up on the handrail at the front porch of a lodge in Columbia. It let researchers photograph it for two hours and then disappeared into the night and was never seen again.
jgRE TIL the Azara’s owl monkey is an “unusually faithful” species. Through 18 years of research and testing, they have been found to be both socially monogamous as well as genetically. 35 offspring born to 17 pairs showed zero cheating for both sexes!