Post * 4XJ6N — Curious Curator

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TIL Typhoon Karen was the most powerful tropical cyclone to strike the island of Guam, and has been regarded as one of the most destructive events in the island's history. It was classified as a Category 5 super typhoon.

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VNlZ TIL that it is almost certain that the astronauts survived the initial Challenger explosion, and died on impact with the water. At least three of the crew’s emergency oxygen tanks were manually switched on after the crew’s capsule broke apart from the rest of the shuttle.

vmnx TIL that China had invented ceramics for teacups so early and they were so satisfied with it, they never had any glass right up until the 19th century. They were therefore left behind right up to the invention of medical science never having: Windows, lights, electronics, telescopes, microscopes etc

PYgKe TIL about the "Small Penis Rule" which authors can use to avoid libel lawsuits. If the author says a character has a small penis, no male is going to come forward and say, 'That character with a very small penis, that's me!'

GY8R1 TIL The Wright Brothers Promised They Would Never Fly Together, In the Event of a Fatal Crash at Least One Would Continue Their Work.

5wpr TIL In a 2 page comic printed during WWII, Superman captured Hitler and carried him to the League of Nations for trial. When the real Hitler read the comic, he called it propaganda and claimed that Superman was a Jew.