Post * VMxwp — Curious Curator

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TIL During WW2, Dick Best led a dive bomber attack during the pivotal battle of Midway. The attack's success was led by the fact they showed up late. Because of this the Japanese defense planes were engaged elsewhere leaving Best's forces free to sink 3 Japanese carriers and turn the tide of the war

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nYgo TIL of Leyla Mafi, a mentally disabled Iranian girl who was prostituted out by her mother and gave birth at 9, for which she was punished with public beatings and imprisonment

rR4ld TIL Costa Rica is an uninterrupted democracy since 1948, has no army, is the 12th-happiest country in the world and produces 98% of its electricity from renewable sources.

NXYLP TIL that mature oak trees can reach heights of around 148 feet and can live up to 1,000 years. Oak trees have existed for 65 million years, and a single oak tree can produce around 10 million acorns during its lifespan. Out of these acorns, only 1 in 10,000 grow into an oak tree.

yQx9J TIL The Epic of Gilgamesh is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature and the second oldest religious text.

m6MP TIL that in 2001, the King of Nepal was killed by his son, the Crown Prince, when he went on a shooting spree that killed nearly a dozen members of the royal family.