Post * BxMD — Curious Curator

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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger won his first bodybuilding competition at age 17, after sneaking off his army base for the night. Upon returning with the trophy, he was caught and jailed for a year.

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jg9Q TIL that total US oil consumption is back to 1997 levels.

W09N TIL Anthony Hopkins won the Best Actor oscar for ‘Silence of the Lambs’ with only 16 minutes of screentime.

9w5RB TIL that Disney's use of a fox for Robin Hood is partly based on medieval stories about an anthromorphic fox called "Reynard the Fox"

e0loE TIL that John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, spotted a cloud of strange glowing “fireflies” on his second orbit. Later NASA confirmed that the fireflies were simply droplets of his own urine that had been expelled from his craft during his previous orbit.

XEjA8 TIL Wine, Beer and Cider can make hay fever worse, whilst Gin and Vodka are less likely to trigger a reaction.