› added 12 years ago

87

TIL Lewis and Clark carried an air powered rifle with them, powerful enough to kill a deer and impress Native Americans.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

MlNm TIL that in 1945, 57% the French population thought the Soviet Union contributed the most to the defeat of the Nazis. The same poll in 2004 resulted in 58% thinking America contributed the most.
7mmM TIL the debut episode for Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner was called: Fast and Furry-ous
p8brO TIL if you rub fresh garlic on the soles of your feet, about an hour later you can actually taste the garlic. This is because the molecule that causes garlic's smell, allicin, is small enough to penetrate the skin and blood vessels, where it goes all the way up to your mouth and nose.
MeEjK TIL Tupac Shakur made his movie debut in 1991’s “Nothing But Trouble” with Digital Underground, singing his original tune, “Same Song.”
6nZQ TIL every time Io passes into Jupiter’s shadow, Io’s atmosphere freezes solid and smashes into the surface. When Io moves back into sunlight, the frozen atmosphere thaws and returns to a gas.