1 Comment TIL 1941 after a meteor shower two Canadian Inuit announced they were Jesus and God and convinced people to kill their sled dogs since people will soon be able to fly. 9 people ended up losing their lives as a result of the community spread insanity. by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 4:05 pm 11 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL in 1490, the Ming Dynasty reportedly experienced a meteor shower so severe it resulted in a “rain of rocks”, killing several tens of thousands of people, according to some official sources by whatilearned February 8, 2022, 2:25 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
9 Comments TIL that third Mithridatic War Was Interrupted by a meteor crashing between two opposing armies. by whatilearned February 5, 2022, 12:30 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL a meteor had fallen in the kingdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and on it someone had written “The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided.” When he heard this, he sent someone to investigate who did it, and when no one admitted, all the people living nearby the meteor were killed. by whatilearned January 27, 2022, 5:35 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL that a Bronze Age city on the Dead Sea was destroyed by a meteor airburst with a thousand times the power of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. It may have inspired the legend of Sodom and Gomorrah. by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 2:55 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL that The Griffith Observatory in Southern California puts out a “Sky Report” every month and highlights the stars that are visible, the phases of the moon, visible nebulae, and when you can watch meteor showers. Its so informative and cool and their YouTube videos only get like 500 views… by whatilearned November 13, 2021, 2:22 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that on the night of November 12-13, 1833, a massive meteor shower was observed. ‘At Boston, the frequency of meteors was estimated to be about half that of flakes of snow in an average snowstorm.’ by whatilearned November 7, 2021, 12:57 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
42 Comments What song for the apocalypse do you want to play when the nukes drop or the meteor hits earth? by QuestionGuy October 16, 2021, 2:51 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL in WWII, Germany carried out only one land operation in north America, the installation of a secret weather station in Newfoundland. They scattered American cigarette packets and planted a sign saying “Canadian Meteor Service” in case anyone found it, and the site wasn’t rediscovered until 1977. by whatilearned August 9, 2021, 2:20 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL about “star jelly”. According to folklore, star jelly is a mysterious substance deposited on Earth during meteor showers. Turns out, it’s actually a substance that comes from the glands in the oviducts of frogs and toads. by whatilearned May 8, 2021, 4:20 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
The odds of a meteor landing on your house are 1 in 182,138,880,000,000. by Cool Facts Guy April 29, 2019, 1:54 am 0 Points Upvote Downvote
The Earth was hit by a 60-ton meteor. by Cool Facts Guy April 16, 2019, 3:03 am 0 Points Upvote Downvote
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