Post * WrAL — Curious Curator

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TIL that Polish exiles were not only the best-performing RAF pilots in the Battle of Britain, but also very successful with women; “they always have a girl on each arm. They say the girls cannot resist the Poles, nor the Poles the girls”.

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jNEkR TIL A Cambridge University study found that people who frequently take day-time naps of an hour or longer tend to die younger than those who forego mid-day sleeping. The team thinks it's most likely an underlying health condition that is both causing fatigue, leading to naps and shaving years off

ZpKJD TIL that almost half of the US population (132.13 million users) spend about 5 to 6 hours of their time using their smartphones

neB9B TIL: The International Space Station weighs almost 463 tons (925,300 lbs)

m7AP TIL…that in 2015 an NFL player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend’s Yorkshire terrier. His plea? Self-Defense.

eAdL TIL that during the Cold War America used bears to test their ejector seats in supersonic jets.