Post * 8e1kG — Curious Curator

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TIL Between 2012 and 2013, over 100 people have self-immolated in Tibet.

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EbOx TIL that George R.R. Martin had his GOT dragons have only two legs and a pair of wings instead of the traditional four legs and wings because he found it “more scientifically accurate”.

4k9bN TIL that Australia voted to add a constitutional age limit of 70 for all judges in federal courts, in 1977

ZpjPR TIL that there's a skydiving center in California where 28 people have died since 1985. It's still open.

691Ow TIL, Ohio was the birthplace of the first people to fly in a plane, the first man on the moon, and 24 astronauts

Me5wW TIL that a Decibel is not its own unit, but actually 1/10th of a Bel, a unit named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell for his contribution to acoustics.