Post * PYVRO — Curious Curator

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TIL Jason David Frank filmed a pilot that would eventually become VR Troopers called "Cybertron."

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oRPkK TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.

oKv8 TIL The word “niggard” is not etymologically related to the word “nigger” and it has no racial connotations, yet people still get shit for using it because it sounds similar to the racial slur.

ADEGn TIL that there is a species of ant that essentially use kamikaze tactics to protect their nest. When attacked, one or more workers will attach themselves to the attacker and explode their abdomen, thus releasing a toxic goo all over the attacker. These ants are aptly named Colobopsis Explodens.

waoE TIL 20,000 American Nazis gathered at Madison Square Garden in 1939 while 80,000 Americans gathered outside in protest

YpB8A TIL "The China Syndrome" film about a nuclear reactor meltdown was released just 12 days before the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown catapulting the film into a blockbuster hit