Post * N7ydQ — Curious Curator

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TIL in 1998, all 11 members of a soccer team in Africa were killed by lightning while leaving the other team unhurt.

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wLgZJ TIL that after Russia exited World War I, Romania also had to make peace with Germany and Austria-Hungary; but then, six months later Romania re-declared war on them and fought with the Allies to the end

Ye1B TIL the sign language equivalent of a tongue-twister is known as a finger-fumbler.

GYoQ4 TIL Research shows that parents who want their children to cut back on screen-time must cut back on screen-time themselves

awwRo Parasites of parasites—sometimes called hyperparasites—seem to be quite common. In fact, parasites of parasites are themselves prone to parasites, leading to what might appear to be an endless progression of interspecies abuse.

E1wlV TIL a newspaper in Nuremberg in 1561 described an April 14 one-hour-long dawn battle between red and black balls and rods and crosses in the sky.