Post * WwrN — Curious Curator

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TIL That the walls of Constantinople were so massive, Attila the Hun took one look at them and turned around.

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OoM1X TIL that there is a near-abandoned Flintstones-themed camp ground and amusement park in Arizona, about 30 minutes from the Grand Canyon, complete with year-round camping and a "Bedrock Theater" that plays Flintstones cartoons

kAgB TIL R. Lee Ermey, best known as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, was the first retiree in the history of the Marines to be promoted.

x6AGo TIL that the New Testament in the BIBLE was written nearly 100 years after Jesus Christ ~ 70 CE

GA7A5 TIL Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun

NQy8 TIL Finland has the most heavy metal bands per capita in the world. While Sweden and Norway have only 27 heavy metal bands per 100.000 inhabitants, Finland boasts double as much, 54 bands per 100.000.