› added 2 years ago

202

TIL that Platypuses glow under UV light

Read more museumsvictoria.com.au

via reddit.com

dnpB TIL That spanking children makes them more defiant and more likely to develop mental issues later in life. The study in question involved 160,000 children over 50 years
6E648 TIL Nickelodeon, a children's television channel, used to run an ad during the mid 2000s warning about the dangers of hidden sugars and how to correctly identify them.
oJb8 TIL Wendy Carlos (who composed for Kubrick’s movies) built her own computer in 1953, 23 years before the Apple I. She was 14.
JYkXV TIL That falcons are closer related to parrots and songbirds than to other raptors like eagles
BrrOx "Glenn Gould was a complicated man. He didn't like to practice; instead, he'd prepare for concerts mentally, running the piece over and over, playing with imaginary fingers. When he was a little baby, it was said that instead of crying, he would hum. He had perfect pitch and could read music before he could read words."