Post * GY6jg — Curious Curator

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TIL that there's something other than a boat OR a plane - it was called the Ekranoplan, a stunning and massive ground effect vehicle.

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Oope4 TIL Alexander Tukhachevsky was a Russian general who died at the Battle of Warsaw in 1831. Almost a century later, his great-grandson, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, also a Russian general, would be defeated at the Battle of Warsaw in 1920.

oOjr Til that only 37.9% of the world uses the internet

Pe0Z TIL that if you put a lit match in your microwave and turn it on you can create a plasma ball or balled lightning.

LQBJp TIL that Bruce Willis walked away from the Expendables 3 because he wanted 4 million dollars instead of 3 million (for four days of work).

5VQvr TIL that the Toronto Pearson Airport is actually located in Mississauga, contrary to its name.