Post * WkbpB — Curious Curator

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TIL that 47% of wild boars in the Czech Republic are radioactive.

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wLwMo TIL that a major reason Los Angeles grew to be so huge was that they controlled the entire area’s water supply- the only way surrounding towns could get water was to annex themselves to LA.

b97BZ TIL that in 2007, German police identified the DNA of a woman at six murders. Fearing this unknown killer, they offered a 300,000 euro reward for her capture. In 2009, she was identified. She worked at the factory that manufactured the DNA swabs.

pYJDe TIL when married couple Caleb Roesler and Justine Roesler won the North American Wife Carrying Championship in 2023, they were awarded Justine's weight in beer and given $5 for every pound she weighed.

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