Post * 1Mlr — Curious Curator

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TIL nuclear energy is the safest energy source in terms of human deaths - even safer than wind and solar.

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Ogw6 TIL Hitler didn’t officially become a German citizen until 1932, a year before he would become Chancellor

QJEpL TIL serial killers act similarly to bees. Serial killers commit crime near their home, but far enough to prevent arousing suspicion. Similarly, bees collect pollen near their hive, but far enough from predators. Scientists found algorithms from studying bee behaviour to catch felons

D1X5e TIL Research: staying at home with kids is harder than going to work. The study included about 1500 parents, who had different jobs. The results of the study indicated that: 31% confirmed that taking care of children at home is more difficult than going to work;

R5Nr7 TIL that Lucille Ball convinced Merv Griffin to hire Alex Trebek to host the revival of Jeopardy in 1984 when original host Art Fleming, a friend of Trebek’s, declined to return. Trebek holds the Guinness World Records for most episodes of a game show hosted, hosted the show until his death in 2020.

0wAnj TIL in 1981 a man named Roger Fischer had an idea for a volunteer to have ICBM launch codes put in their chest cavity. In the event of an emergency, the volunteer would carry a knife to be killed with. It was meant to force the personal killing of one man to start the impersonal killing of millions.