Post * R7NA1 — Curious Curator

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TIL that a Greek man named Heron Alexandrinus, who was born in 10AD, invented the first steam engine, called an Aeolipile. His design was forgotten and never used until 1577.

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bvGj TIL Skyhook from The Dark Knight is a real thing developed for the CIA in the 1950’s and used until the mid 1990’s.

aw1Vb TIL that barbers in Turkey use fire to singe off the fine hairs in your ears

PLpL TIL that a Russian scientist got hit in the head by the proton beam in a particle accelerator and survived to tell the tale.

ZpAMG TIL that in March of 1910 Harry Houdini was the first aviator to fly over Australian soil. He is also the first aviator to have film documentation of his flights. After his Australian tour, Houdini never flew again.

v10wr TIL about Kerogen, a solid, insoluble organic matter found in the sedimentary rocks. When continually heated, it leads to the slow release of fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas.