Post * OoRe — Curious Curator

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TIL that there is a mathematical formula that when graphed, produces an image of the formula itself

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ElxX TIL: F-35 helmet costs $400,000 4 times that of predecessor

mxNGE TIL that Philips, Osram and GE conspired together to reduce the lifetime of the light bulb (Planned Obsolescence)

KOgx4 TIL that instead of generating a fever themselves, cold-blooded animals will move themselves to a hotter area to cause a fever when they have an infection

RBal TIL when Paul Rudd was 10, he made a large LEGO model of Steelers punter Craig Colquitt. 30 years later, Craig’s son moved next door to Paul Rudd. Paul wanted to use this opportunity to give the LEGO model to Craig, but Paul’s mother broke it one day before Craig came into town to visit his son.

KR7J TIL of Here Come the Mummies, a funk band that is rumored to have several Grammy winners among the members. They perform wearing full mummy costumes to keep their identities “under wraps”