Post * VeEB — Curious Curator

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TIL that there is a New York City based company, Same Ole Line Dudes, who’s service is to wait in lines for people. They have a weekly revenue of $1000, and once had a $14,000 day simply waiting for iPhones.

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MeVrA TIL of RAF pilot John Cruickshank who was shot 72 times and still managed to sink a U-boat with his flying boat. With his navigator dead and him slipping in and out of consciousness, he flew his plane back for 5.5 hours, waiting for an hour for the sea to calm down before landing.

0wryy TIL: Beer bottles used to be kept in clear glass bottles in the 19th century until brewers realized UV rays from the sun were altering the flavor and making the beer smell "skunky". This is why most beers are kept in brown glass bottles now, it blocks the UV rays from the sun; preserving taste.

RGw7 TIL When Forrest gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, the microphone plug is pulled and you cannot hear him. According to Tom Hanks, he says, “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing.

l7gRr TIL in 1965 the agency later known as Caltrans developed plans to use 22 nuclear bombs to excavate a roadcut in eastern California for the construction of Interstate 40. Dust clouds would expand to 7 miles in diameter, requiring closing the area for four days.

loxb7 TIL Marilyn Monroe was discovered while working at the Radioplane factory in 1945. She worked on the first ever remote controlled drones during WWII.