Post * Z8jER — Curious Curator

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TIL the term stan originates from a 2000 song by eminem about an obsessed fan

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O6R6 TIL Jim Lovell said in his book that if the Apollo 13 crew stayed still long enough when the electricity shut off, their body heat would form a cocoon of warm air around them. With everything shut down as much as possible he said even a slight movement would destroy the layer of heat.

Wjl9 TIL of Jury Nullification, the “secret” right for juries to find technically-guilty defendants in criminal cases Not Guilty, because the law they’re accused of violating is perceived by the jurors as unjust. Even knowing it exists as an option will likely prevent you from ever serving on a jury.

wLxE7 TIL that 22c/71.6f is a cold spell in malaysia

mxr4R TIL I learned about Mellified man. The donor would only eat honey, going as far as to bathe in the substance. Shortly, his feces (and even his sweat, according to legend) would consist of honey. When this diet finally proved fatal, the donor's body would be placed in a stone coffin filled with honey

5VYak TIL about Pan Am Flight 93, which was hijacked, along with three other airliners, and exploded only seconds after the passengers and crew had evacuated the plane