Post * QJwZk — Curious Curator

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TIL that people were drafted in WWI and WWII specifically to bury soldiers killed in action

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69AwW TIL that pythons and boa constructors are the only types of snakes that have legs, although they are really tiny

e0kyD TIL after suffering a massive heart attack and thought to be on his death bed, an inmate in Nashville confessed to a decade-old murder as way to clear his conscious before he died. Instead, he made a full recovery. He was then indicted for murder, and later convicted

M7JL0 TIL : Orcas are targeting yachts to practice catching food.

wMgP TIL: Having a child can have a pretty strong negative impact on a person’s happiness. On average, the effect of a new baby on a person’s life in the first year is worse than divorce, worse than unemployment and worse even than the death of a partner.

AQJB TIL that when Wilt Chamberlain became the first NBA player to earn $100,000 in salary, longtime rival Bill Russel demanded his own salary be raised to $100,001. His salary was immediately raised.