Post * NXYlb — Curious Curator

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TIL: There's a Planet Where it Rains Molten Glass Sideways at 5,400 mph

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xVZQw TIL that sliced bread was banned in the US for a couple months in 1943

PYE9L TIL a videogame player once spent 500 hours reaching level 99 in the first area of Final Fantasy VII via random low level encounters, in order to express his hatred for a player called Dick Tree

avDZ TIL days after Hurricane Katrina, an 20year old man with extensive criminal history named Jabbar Gibson stole a school bus and picked up around 70 stranded people and drove 13 hours from NO to Houston. The first bus to arrive at the Astrodome.

Op14 TIL the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral was accused of being a ‘fake’, as he made meaningless hand gestures that did not reflect established signs.

W7eNX TIL the first “Blackhawk” helicopter was the Sikorsky S-67, a tandem seat attack helicopter with a compartment to transport 8 troops, and short wings that held ordinance. A design that would later be seen on the Russian Mi-24 Hind.