Post * Z8Gep — Curious Curator

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TIL that Measles is so contagious that, a person with measles can cough in a room and leave, and hours later, still infect a person who isn't already immune.

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BrDQy TIL that the Bambiraptor, a dinosaur that evolved late in the final era, sacrificed speed and size for a much larger brain, were arboreal, lived in packs, and had evolved opposable claws that operated with similar dexterity to ours. They just didn't get enough time to evolve.

ZpJo4 TIL research shows that reading literature makes people smarter and nicer

nWVxd TIL In 1984, an early version of the all girl Glam Metal band Vixen appeared in the movie Hardbodies, as the on-screen band Diaper Rash.

J1wQl TIL that among the thousands of fans who were in attendance for the Beatles iconic Shea Stadium Concert were Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach. Linda would later marry Paul McCartney in 1969, and Barbara would go on to marry Ringo Starr in 1981.

8aLGa TIL during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, 1991: a french Jaguars unit made a low-pass raid over Al-Jabr in the middle of Iraqi stronghold anti-aircraft fire, one pilot took a bullet on his head, 2 others were hit with reactor on fire, and all came back safe to the base.