Post * LkMgV — Curious Curator

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TIL while crossing the street, Ben Carpenter's wheelchair was hit by the front of a semi, getting the handles lodged into its grill, then proceeding to take the man on a wild 50 mph highway ride.

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l7NG1 TIL that Noah Cyrus voiced Ponyo in the English dub.

N0RM TIL that the world’s quietest room is so quiet you can hear yourself blink

epV64 TIL That, shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, Eugene Stoner, inventor of the AR-15, and Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47, met near Washington DC and developed a friendship that lasted until Stoner's death seven years later.

0wELv TIL Turkey vultures use defensive vomit to get rid of any disturbing animal. They can propel their vomit up to 10 feet.

5YOYR TIL the song Killing Me Softly was originally penned by Lori Lieberman, and described the night she went to a small show and listened to Don McLean singing a B-side to American Pie. It went on to be covered by Roberta Flack, then the FuGees, but Lori was never credited.