Post * R7xZQ — Curious Curator

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TIL that behind the feeling of "anger" is always any sort of pain

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rRgjW TIL how those Banner Airplanes work. They don't land with the banner, instead they drop them off to a crew standing by and They don't take-off with the banner but have a hook to grab it with mid-air.

kOwo4 TIL In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers to the Moon in order to be sold. Because the astronauts were paid $7000 each even though they returned the money, they were accused of profiting from their mission and never allowed to fly in space again.

X0GrP TIL in 1916, Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election on the slogan "He kept us out of war," promising to maintain neutrality during World War I. But shortly after his surprise win, he led the US into the war in 1917, sparking significant backlash and dramatically shifting the nation's foreign policy.

APvx TIL that Crossing your fingers for luck is actually a Christian symbol for invoking protection by emulating the shape of a cross.

LkLaV TIL about a vigilante from the 1970s who called himself captain sticky. He was a peanut butter and jelly themed crime fighter who had a car that squirted PB&J from the front that he would use to stop kids from stealing hub caps and making graffiti. He later started targeting shady businesses.