Post * Wkdwo — Curious Curator

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TIL when he retired in 1999, Wayne Gretzky held or shared 61 NHL records. 21 years later, he still holds or shares 60 NHL records

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VMEjk TIL that Harry S Truman's middle initial doesn't stand for a middle name. It's just an S.

VBBD8 TIL the price of carbon fiber for aircraft construction dropped due to innovations driven by the B-2 program in the 1980s and Boeing 777 work in the 1990s

D1Drg TIL The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch made a peaceful procession through North Korea. Thousands of cheering people lined the 12-mile route through the capital, Pyongyang, waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the Beijing Olympics logo and chanting: "Welcome, welcome"

kJJbm TIL They make eye glasses for chickens

d8wEd TIL that while the Eagles were recording their Hotel California album, they had to stop recording "on numerous occasions" because Black Sabbath was in the same studio, and were so loud the sound was coming through the walls.