Post * BrNBr — Curious Curator

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TIL Saddam Hussein purchased 4,000 PlayStation 2s in attempt to create a military supercomputer.

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nWpkb TIL that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second. It is the smallest unit of time ever measured.

DJee TIL In 2004, a group of 9 prestigious doctors called for sharply lowering the desired levels of “bad” cholesterol, but it was soon revealed that eight of nine members of the panel writing the recommendations had financial ties to the makers of cholesterol-lowering drugs

awjQZ TIL about the existence of the 'universal S' graffiti symbol. Found in multiple countries and over multiple generations.

epNNn TIL that King Louis XIII of France started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624, because he had prematurely begun to bald in his twenties. This fashion then spread in Europe and European-influenced countries, and remained a dominant style among men for about 140 years until the French Revolution

v5bD TIL that a guide dog calmly led 30 people down 1,463 steps out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 despite the confusion, smoke, and noise around them. Once safe, the dog then helped a woman who was blinded by the debris.