tilthat: TIL newborn babies can support their own weight for up to two minutes when hanging from a bar. This was discovered by a man named Dr Robinson in the late 1800’s, when he made 60 babies dangle from a walking-stick. via reddit.com
tilthat: TIL that David Zucker (writer of the film Airplane!) named his racehorse All Pink to mess with the commentators. Zucker specifically instructed the jockey riding All Pink to hug the inside of the track so the commentator would have to keep saying the phrase “It’s all pink on the inside!”. via reddit.com
tilthat: TIL that in 2014, Dallas Police engaged in a six-hour standoff with an empty apartment via ift.tt
tilthat: TIL the Mayans created scenes very similar to today’s modern comics, including speech bubbles, stink lines and naughty jokes. In one scene, a cheeky rabbit (dubbed the “Mayan Bugs Bunny”) tells an old man to “smell your sweat, wizard penis.” via reddit.com
tilthat: TIL the color magenta comes from what the blood soaked ground looked like during the Battle of Magenta, 1859 via reddit.com
tilthat: TIL when Sir Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword from iron and meteorites just for the occasion via ift.tt
tilthat: TIL after United Airlines broke Dave Carroll’s $4500 guitar and refused to pay he wrote a protest song. Over the next 4 weeks United’s stock price fell 10%, costing stockholders $180 million. via ift.tt
tilthat: TIL scientists were able to spin a calcium carbonate molecule to 600 million RPM, generating 1 billion Gs of force. Unfortunately, the molecule spun so fast that it disappeared from the experimental chamber and scientist are still trying to find out where it went to this day. via reddit.com
tilthat: We’ve seen people on skateboards and motorcycles loop the loop many times. Damian Walter is the first human to do it on foot. To run it without falling, you need to reach the right speed; then, centrifugal forces will keep you locked on the track. Note how his shoulder line stays dead centre of the loop. For this particular one, Damian needed to accelerate up to 8.65 mph in the highest point to be able to gain enough inertia as to rotate his body and legs around his head fast enough, so when gravity finally wins, he’s already feet down on the track.
tilthat: TIL that in 2012, NYU-Poly constructed a robotic fish and placed it in a tank of golden shiners. After simulating the tail movements of a leader fish, the robotic fish was eventually accepted and became their leader. via reddit.com
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