Post * 0d6Dv — Curious Curator

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TIL Blackberries were 43% of all smartphones sold in 2010, but by 2013 collapsed to 5.9%.

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RJL4 TIL of the 40 most densely populated cities in the world, 3 of them are in New Jersey. Other cities with comparable densities include Kolkata and Cairo. No other American cities are on the list.

p8LQ TIL that the death star trench sequence in Star Wars was inspired by the RAF dam busting missions during WW2

D1j1Y TIL the Star Trek theme tune is not just an instrumental but has lyrics (which were never intended to be recorded) in order to give the writer more money in royalties

jNA5v TIL the phrase "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" comes from the fact that a horse's age and health can be estimated buy examining the number and quality of their teeth.

A8og TIL Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster which contaminated over 20,000 square km. The area was turned into a preserve to cover up the accident. The CIA knew of the accident, but also covered it up in order to protect the fledgling US nuclear industry from hysteria.