Submitted by PseudoPatriotsNotPog t3_zoy4r6
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Submitted by Everyusernametaken1 t3_10i6zu7
TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries.
cnn.comSubmitted by grandlewis t3_10hf5pi
TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly.
atlasobscura.comSubmitted by ExpertPreference8481 t3_11bru51
TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside.
abcnews.go.comSubmitted by OvidPerl t3_121eza5
TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life
fbi.govSubmitted by capsaicinintheeyes t3_yfs4ef
TIL the FDAâs Food Defect Action Levels Handbook details the acceptable levels of contaminants of food from sources such as maggots, thrips, insect fragments, âforeign matterâ, mold, rodent hairs, and insect and mammalian feces.
foodsafetytrainingcertification.comSubmitted by anogre8me t3_zvpi8q
TIL that the dogs in competitive agility donât rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Pyraunus t3_yb6lph
Submitted by quegrawks t3_zy8f3i
TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_107j100
TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake."
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by marmorset t3_yfuoqz
TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed.
americacomesalive.comSubmitted by lemontreelemur t3_yvg986