Post * R589l — Curious Curator

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TIL that Wild European hamsters in Vienna, Austria have learned to survive harsh winters by feasting on the oily, protein-filled candles left by mourners in gravesites.

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XE7Kr TIL over a million people live in underground nuclear bunkers beneath the streets of Beijing.

4XEPa TIL Ben Sliney, FAA operations manager who ordered 4,000 planes to be grounded immediately after the 9/11 attacks, was on his first day on the job.

R7oP8 TIL certain wagers aren't allowed on Jeopardy, such as $666, $69, and $1488

oKoR TIL Darth Vader does NOT say “Luke, I am your father.”, but instead says “No. I am your father.”

W7keX TIL A killing committed on an iceberg outside of any country's territorial waters led to such a massive kerfuffle over the questions of jurisdiction and who had the right to try the defendant that it is being examined as a possible case study in the event murder occurs in outer space.