Post * a8BAN — Curious Curator

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TIL Blue whales have the largest penises on Earth. An erect blue whale penis is 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter and ten feet in length.

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d1ad TIL a common myth is it takes 21 days to make a habit. In truth, it’s an average of 66 days to make a habit.

wLlr1 TIL the average American male weighs 196lbs (89kg), and the average American female 168lbs (76kg)

01w1 TIL that in northern Finland, reindeer’s horns are painted with a fluorescent color in order to avoid car accidents.

KOnxJ TIL that king George I once organized a concert on the river Thames. He hired G. F. Handel and the result was 'water music', a collection of 3 suites. It was played by 50 performers sailing from Whitehall to Chelsea on a barge. The king liked the composition so much that he asked for 3 encores.

4rV5 TIL there’s a experimental project in Stockholm, Sweden where you can sign up to receive an SMS if there is a cardiac arrest nearby (500 m), so you can get there before the ambulance and perform CPR. 9500 people have signed up, and they reach the location faster in 54% of the cases.