Post * 0ZW1 — Curious Curator

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TIL that along with Leo, Johnny Depp has never won an Oscar.

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QjB6 TIL in the mid 19th century, Chicago was in desperate need of a sewage system, but instead of digging down to install the sewers, they raised the entire city up 4 feet.

LYe9 TIL That at the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippor War, Israeli forces of just 3,000 troops, 180 tanks and 60 artillery were able to halt the advance of a Syrian force of 28,000 troops, 800 tanks and 600 artillery until reservists were mobilised

pkb8 TIL Reindeer herders in Finland are painting their reindeer’s antlers with reflective paint to cut down on deer-car collisions.

OxAR TIL that despite making up less than 5% of the world’s population, Americans consume 80 percent of the the world’s opioid painkillers and 99 percent of the global supply of hydrocodone, the active ingredient in Vicodin.

X0kLX TIL Of pancake syndrome, an illness derived from eating contaminated pancakes. Illness comes from having an allergic reaction to eating flour containing dust mites.