Post * a8LVo — Curious Curator

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TIL that Max Schmeling was the only boxer to knock Joe Louis out in his prime, despite the fact that Schmeling was a decade older than Louis, at the time they fought.

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oRVLL TIL: In Switzerland, it's illegal to own only one guinea pig

p8EZG TIL Telecoms and ISP providers were given permission to surcharge with the condition they built a Fibre to the Home network for 30% of America by 2000. It was mostly built in the middle of nowhere, and can’t be used because the last mile hasn’t been installed. Americans are still being charged.

JYDdv TIL about The Poseidon, or Status-6 Multipurpose System, which is a Russian nuclear-powered underwater drone capable of creating half-kilometer tall tsunamis with a 200 megaton nuclear blast. The Russian Navy has already ordered the construction of 30 such devices.

epALE TIL that crows are incredibly intelligent birds, sometimes on par with 7-year-old children in terms of reasoning abilities. They've been known to use tools, recognize faces, and even hold grudges!

aajA TIL that Toys R Us started the initiative of a ‘quiet hour’ in all its stores in the UK,last Christmas. The initiative involved temporarily dimming the lights and switching off music and announcements, in order to help the autistic children shop for Christmas.