Post * YKvv — Curious Curator

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TIL that Hawaii and Alaska are the only two states that have never had temperatures that exceed 100F.

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xVe8k TIL that tennis and basketball courts sometimes develop "dead spots" where the ball doesn't bounce

neyoG TIL That Metallica Garage Inc generates so much in royalties that it became a de-facto pension plan for the artists covered

4XKd5 TIL The 1918 worldwide epidemic was called the Spanish Flu not because it originated there, but because Spain was one of the few countries not censoring and suppressing news media during WWI.

KXME TIL there is enough energy in one hour of sunlight to serve the entire planet’s energy needs for approximately one year.

Lk6pZ TIL in 1993, Canada’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, the Airborne Regiment, brutally tortured and murdered a teenager. Once they returned, they were prosecuted, the regiment disbanded, and Canada’s military spending was reduced by 25%.