Post * NX0vQ — Curious Curator

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TIL that an episode of "Mannix" was held in the "Brady Bunch" house and John Ritter was the bad guy.

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GAZ1Q TIL Astronaut Scott Kelly was paid $70/ hr by NASA until his retirement where he would be paid $10/hr to compensate for his debriefings and participation as a medical test subject. Kelly spent 520 days in space over four missions

7rpbL TIL the Caesar salad is named after the Italian restaurateur Caesar Cardini, who first created the salad in his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.

m1dmp TIL that the idea of Napoleon losing all his troops to the "Russian Winter" is a misconception. He actually lost the majority to the "Russian Summer", due to disease, starvation, heat exhaustion, desertion, and suicide. He launched his invasion in June and within two months had lost half of his men.

69pgm TIL Australian wedge-tailed eagles are ferociously territorial and attack drones, UAVs, paragliders and helicopters.

Lmd0 TIL up to 40,000 American women are allergic to their partner’s semen with consequences as severe as diarrhea, hives, and complete loss of consciousness.