Post * YpE87 — Curious Curator

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TIL that the heart creates its own electric impulse to make a heartbeat, AKA Cardiac Conduction System.

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wZyo TIL that wearing a red shirt will get you more action on online dating sites and will make it easier for you to hitchhike.

awAgL TIL of the "Jesus nut", a helicopter part so important, that if it were to fail in flight, to only thing left for the crew to do would be to pray to Jesus.

ne0W TIL there is a man in Australia who ages so slowly that by age 40, he is only at the developmental level of a 10 year old

v18ZB TIL that along with the well known electronic surveillance state, there is also a deeply disturbing DNA surveillance state.

9YMnD TIL in 1953, a paper boy acquired a hollowed-out nickel containing a ciphered message while collecting for his deliveries. He told the daughter of an NYPD officer and the news got to the FBI, eventually leading to the arrest and conviction of KGB agent Vilyam Fisher four years later.