TODAY I LEARNED (TIL) - thread

[Anorion]

til scientists have no idea how a bicycle works

 

[tkin]

TIL reading the comments section in TOI can actually make people forget english

 

[Anorion]

Reading TOI can itself make people forget English

 

[abhigeek]

TIL if you are an iitian and good looking. Then you can fetch thousands of rupees in sperm donation.

 

[powerhoney]

TIL if you are an iitian and good looking. Then you can fetch thousands of rupees in sperm donation.

Link???

 

[abhigeek]

Link???

read somewhere on reddit. I don't remember where.

UPDATE: found this googling. link.

 

[Anorion]

Ooh read that as Italian.

 

[Anorion]

TIL Indian ghotala/ scam from 1300s during the reign of Muhammad Tughlaq (who had a very interesting reign)

Muhammad started the department of agriculture. He asked the department to cultivate unused land and also to see whether there was a rise in production if crops were taken in rotation. This scheme was not implemented properly. The officers embezzled large amounts of money. Therefore, this scheme also failed

 

[Flash]

TIL there was a cable network called The Puppy Channel. All it did for three years was broadcast footage of puppies playing.

 

[beingGamer]

TIL - Lack of touch of close relatives & positive environment can demoralize even a nearly cured patient

 

[nikhilsharma007nikx]

TIL - Lack of touch of close relatives & positive environment can demoralize even a nearly cured patient

I shall say friends. The word relative, is the relative sense of enemy. Close people always hurt you.

 

[beingGamer]

I shall say friends. The word relative, is the relative sense of enemy. Close people always hurt you.

And when its too late, they realize their mistake by paying a hefty price

 

[nikhilsharma007nikx]

And when its too late, they realize their mistake by paying a hefty price

Indeed. Life teaches us crazy lessons, always late for our tiny brains to understand.

 

[rhitwick]

TIL "flood alert" in USA means water clogging on roads after a heavy rain!

 

[Flash]

TIL "flood alert" in USA means water clogging on roads after a heavy rain!

Meanwhile in India.

*4.bp.blogspot.com/-ak5-m-3r1wE/UbQidpU3vzI/AAAAAAAABe4/Buc0QCpwaL8/s640/Flood+in+Home+But+Indians+Still+Adicted+to+Star+Plus+Funny+Indians.jpg

 

[Vyom]

Omg... XD...

 

[Anorion]

TIL Flipkart is one of the most valued private companies at $15B ahead of spaceX, dropbox and spotify
*www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies

 

[Flash]

TIL and found a new site.
wiseGEEK: clear answers for common questions

 

[TechnoBOY]

TIL Reddit is ****!!

 

[Vyom]

TIL Reddit is ****!!

This comes when I just started trying to be little active on Reddit.
So care to explain, why so?