Post * GLAj — Curious Curator

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TIL that after a man disappeared his family was pressured into confessing that they killed him, cut him and fed him to the dogs. 4 years later in 2009 his car with his body still in it was found at the bottom of a river

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xBVD TIL at least five Americans accidentally shot off their penises since 2010

1Bg7 TIL that the Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev traveled a 48th of a second into the future. He spent a total of 803 days in space traveling at 18,000 mph, causing appreciable time dilation.

Z8k8B TIL: The USSR had a four-part process for subverting other countries, and spent 85% of its time and budget on psychological warfare, as described by a defector. The over 25-year process included phases of demoralization, destabilization, crisis, and normalization.

Wk7nY TIL that Martin van Buren, the 8th president of the USA, didn't have English as his first language. It was Dutch.

a8k99 TIL Charles Barkley has many nicknames including: The Round Mound of Rebound, The Chuckster, The Chuck Wagon, The Prince of Pizza, The Incredible Bulk, The Leaning Tower of Pizza, Bread Truck, Boy Gorge, Love Boat, Food World, The Crisco Kid, Wide Load from Leeds, Ton of Fun and Goodtime Blimp.