Post * KYJDR — Curious Curator

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TIL that the longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

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rReyM TIL at the Battle of Megiddo, General Allenby won one of the most decisive victories during WWI against the Ottoman Empire. He attacked through the narrow Musmus Pass, a risky tactic he had learned from reading about Egyptian Pharao Thutmose III during the Battle of Megiddo in the 15th century BCE

nW7nP TIL In order to work in the CIA cafeteria, a candidate needs to pass a Top Secret SCI background check.

Mv0A TIL: there’s a town in Australia where half of its population live in caves carved underground to stay away from the heat.

RNx6 TIL that we’re on the brink of a global wine shortage, patially because China’s consumption of wine has doubled twice in the last five years.

16oDr TIL: In 2021, the man with the largest family in India died. He had 39 wives, 94 kids, and 33 grandchildren. He was the head of a religious sect and lived in a pink complex with 100 rooms. He once married 10 wives in a year and would have 7-8 by his side at all times.