In Vinnytsia, Ukraine, a female stork was widowed when her mate died. She is incubating her eggs and is unable to feed herself. Local residents have started feeding her.
u/Everyinkspot1177 — 3 hours ago
Knowledge & Facts
Découvertes quotidiennes et faits surprenants sur le monde.
hanging “beds” are called portaledges.. collapsible platforms used by climbers during multi-day ascents
u/LazyGuy4U — 3 hours ago
The Bubba Scrub, "invented under pressure" by James Bubba Stewart
u/EVD27 — 3 hours ago
Alsomitra macrocarpa has seeds which use paper-thin wings to disperse like giant gliders
u/M_Darshan — 4 hours ago
[OC] 5 maps comparing US states by quality of life (across HDI, life expectancy, homicide rate, infant mortality rate and air quality).
u/_crazyboyhere_ — 2 hours ago
▲ 101 r/AskReddit
Who is the most famous person you have ever met in person?
reddit.comu/Affectionate_Way7945 — 3 hours ago
▲ 1.6k r/todayilearned
TIL while attempting to land a role in The Wire, Idris Elba hid his English accent from series creator David Simon to prove he was "American enough" for the part. In his 4th audition, Simon found out. However, by that time Elba had already impressed Simon enough to convince him to give Elba the role
pastemagazine.comu/tyrion2024 — 3 hours ago
▲ 964 r/AskReddit
What is an extremely dark or creepy true story from history that most people do not know about?
reddit.comu/Intelligent_East8820 — 4 hours ago
TIL a dog named Joy was the only member of Nicholas II household to survive the family's execution. The Bolsheviks murdered the former Tsar, his wife,their five children,four retainers, and two other dogs, but spared Joy because he didn't bark. Joy was later rescued and lived out his days in England
en.wikipedia.orgu/No_Idea_Guy — 4 hours ago
▲ 198 r/AskReddit
What’s the weirdest thing you saw at someone else’s house?
reddit.comu/funnny_things — 3 hours ago
▲ 41 r/AskReddit
What becomes more interesting as you get older?
reddit.comu/Ok-Area8027 — 3 hours ago
▲ 164 r/AskReddit
If humans colonize Mars, what will be the first unexpected problem?
reddit.comu/imcroaaaak — 4 hours ago
▲ 13 r/AskReddit
What’s becoming socially acceptable that you still find weird?
reddit.comu/puzzled-psyco — 2 hours ago
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TIL that from the 1940s through the 1980s there was an appetite suppressant candy sold in the US. Its slogan “lose weight with Ayds” led to its market failure in the late 1980s, as Ayds is pronounced the same as AIDS.
en.wikipedia.orgu/Flaxmoore — 3 hours ago
In 1978, U.S. Navy ship USS Stein was apparently attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Almost all cuts on the SONAR dome contained remains of the sharp, curved claws that are found on the rims of the suction cups of some squid tentacles; these claws were much larger than any squid species
u/CompetitionTrue7021 — 5 hours ago
▲ 42 r/AskReddit
What are some once popular hobbies that hardly anyone is into anymore?
reddit.comu/igotplans2 — 4 hours ago