Post * D1PMj — Curious Curator

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TIL second breakfast is a traditional meal in Poland and Bavaria. Special dishes exist exclusively for this breakfast.

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yV00X TIL that SPIDERS have the capability to "fly" across oceans. They are capable of using both the earth's electromagnetic field, and the wind to fly in a process known as "ballooning".

yQJZ8 TIL that Ecuador (GDP per capita is 1/6 of US) and Peru (GDP per capita is 1/4 of US) both maintain active research stations in Antarctica.

w7kP TIL the FDA allows up to nine rodent hairs in your 16-ounce box of pasta, three maggots in your 28-ounce can of tomatoes, and 136 insect fragments and four rodent hairs in a jar of peanut butter.

YppVr TIL McDonald’s created a bubble gum flavored broccoli that was a big failure with kids.

R7Maj TIL that jellyfish have developed the most efficient form of swimming among all animals. They manage to achieve a 48% lower cost of movement than other aquatic animals.