Post * EgGXw — Curious Curator

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TIL that VLF, used to communicate with submarines, creates a bubble around the Earth that protects us from Solar Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections

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0wKb1 TIL that the reason the US refrigerates eggs and other countries don’t is that the U.S had multiple outbreaks of salmonella in the 20th century and now requires all grocery eggs to be washed. Washing removes a protective layer on eggs that keeps them fresh longer.

DQpWr TIL that US dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollar coins were minted in 90% silver until 1964, but this was changed to nickel and copper starting in 1965 because the price of silver had risen to a point where the coins were worth more in silver than their face value.

1NWP TIL that “Somewhere over the Rainbow” was initially deleted from the Wizard of Oz movie, but associate producer Arthur Freed and Roger Edens persuaded the producers to keep it in. It was picked by RIAA as the #1 Song of the 20th Century and by AFI as the Greatest Movie Song Ever.

Lkxvm TIL a 19 year old man dove 85 feet into the ocean to wrestle an 80 pound octopus with a 9 foot diameter to the surface in a 25 minute epic battle in which he punched the octopus subduing it after it turned red and lunged at him tearing off his respirator. He drove it home, cooked it up, and ate it.

WkrpB TIL what jauhar is. During foreign invasions of India, women would often throw themselves onto pyres when they felt a war or battle was lost or beyond victory. This was to avoid pillage and plunder. The practice is no longer around today, and was phased out around the Mughal era.