Post * BVyk — Curious Curator

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TIL that in the ‘60s at the height of the Cold War, the US continuously flew planes carrying nuclear bombs around the world as a precautionary measure in the event of an attack by the USSR. 5 of these planes crashed, and nuclear contamination resulted in at least 2 instances.

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Brxvy TIL Dr. Seuss, the author of many of the most popular children's books of all time, had no children of his own, saying of children: "You have 'em; I'll entertain 'em."

OGGoL TIL Hawaii is home to one of the least sunniest places in the whole of the United States- the "town" (CDP) of Hilo located on the Big Island which is also among the country's rainiest.

OG5xL TIL that Jared Fogle first came to media attention in April 1999 because of an article published in the Indiana Daily Student written by a former dormmate about Fogle losing 245 lb (111 kg) by exercising and eating a diet of Subway sandwiches.

9wPp6 TIL the tendency of teens to be night owls and the elderly to be early birds is an evolutionary safety feature, so at least one person is awake at almost all times

Ev8P TIL that in a 2011 experiment where rats were presented with chocolate chips and a caged rat, test subjects would first free the caged rat, then share the food.