Post * QZXM — Curious Curator

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TIL The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has more than 20,000 marijuana seeds, ensuring weed will survive the apocalypse.

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0dgRA TIL the ankle–brachial index is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm. Measurements are taken when the person is lying down, face upwards on a table without the head or extremities dangling over the edges. It's used to check for peripheral artery disease

eDDL TIL the first ‘mooning’ in recorded history was 66 AD, where a Roman soldier mooned Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, causing a riot, an over-response by the Roman military, and the death of thousands

aM5b TIL One of the worst nuclear disasters involved 112,000 Brazilians being inspected after a piece of radiotherapy equipment was stolen. One man wanted to make his wife a ring from the glowing blue powder. She died.

0dEX5 TIL that at room temperature, air molecules vibrate at roughly 1,100 mph (~500m/s) — about 50% faster than the speed of sound.

wDeY TIL chopping wood increases testosterone production by 46.8 percent, as much as 17 percent higher than soccer and other studied competitive sports.