Post * LQo6m — Curious Curator

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TIL Athletic wheelchairs have slanting wheels because their wider footprint makes them more stable and quick to take tighter turns. They also have better ergonomics and accelerate faster than regular wheelchairs.

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geQA TIL that Wilhelm Furtwängler, a leading German conductor, called Hitler a “hissing street pedlar” and an “enemy of the human race”. He also refused to give the Nazi salute, wrote public letters denouncing antisemitism, and once got into a shouting match with Hitler over Nazi cultural policy.

0wmQA TIL Jean Keene, "Eagle Lady". An activist who fed bald eagles on her farm in Homer, Alaska. She fed an estimated 227kg of fish every day and environmentalists are concerned that she changed the eagles migratory pattern. Homer now forbids bird feeding as they have become a general public menace.

W7YwB TIL: According to Arms Control Association, 2056 nuclear test explosions have been performed around the world since 1945. 1962 was the most active year with a total of 178.

KOegR TIL That while very drunk, the band Old Dominion had the idea to release their newest album again but remixed it with the only word being "meow" on each track. It's called the Meow Mix and after waking up the next day, they followed through with it.

N7V7b TIL During truce talks between North and South Korea, both parties would try to bring a bigger national flag than the other to each meeting. This went on until a special meeting was called to address the size of the flags, as they could no longer fit in the room.