Post * XjyR — Curious Curator

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TIL The aliens in Space Invaders were supposed to stay the same speed, but as the number of enemies fell it became easier to render, increasing the speed and adding a difficulty curve.

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mxjOx TIL the entire earth used to covered in ice, even the equator

5V8x9 TIL that Junaluska was a Cherokee leader who saved Andrew Jackson's life. Jackson subsequently forced the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears, where thousands died. Junaluska survived and mentioned that if he had been aware of what was going to occur, he would have taken Jackson's life himself.

Bg1ay TIL that Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States, had never voted in an election.

VMD5G TIL about Wendell Fertig, a US serviceman who rather than surrender with the bulk of US forces during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, “self-promoted” himself to Brigadier General and organized pockets of Filipino fighters and other US serviceman into a highly effective Guerilla force

91lD TIL Netflix runs its streaming service almost completely off of Amazon servers