Post * Y71kd — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 1984, a British grandmother made the world's first online at-home consumer purchase using her TV remote. She was ordering groceries from the local Tesco.

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vPOjx TIL The NBA's Chicago Bulls famously used Alan Parson's 'Sirius' as an introduction song during the legendary Jordan years. Parsons had no clue his song was being used and made very little money off of it due to licensing agreements that heavily favor corporations over the actual artists.

yQ7GV TIL when a 36-year-old Indian man who had been teased his entire life for looking pregnant got the condition checked out, the doctors ended up pulling out hair, hands, bones & limbs of the man’s twin brother—who had been trapped in his twin as a fetus & continued to grow post-birth—from his stomach.

9mxp TIL that Operation Christmas Drop, a training exercise where the US Air Force drops presents and supplies in Micronesia, is the longest running humanitarian air lift in the world. Supplies and presents have been dropped every Christmas since 1952.

YplPx TIL That a picture was taken of the Iceberg that sunk the Titanic. A different liner found it nearby, and unaware of the Titanic’s fate, was surprised by the smear of red paint.

maQP TIL In Colgone, Germany it is common to donate your used Christmas trees to the local zoo. An elephant can eat up to 3 of these trees a day and can also use them to clean their teeth.