Post * a8exN — Curious Curator

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TIL that in 2021, Apple made $365 billion in revenue, which averages out to $1 billion per day.

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8aRj8 TIL, the unconfirmed record for fastest moving manmade object is a manhole cover propelled by a nuclear detonation. A high-speed camera trained on the lid caught only one frame of it moving upward before it vanished—which means it was moving about 125,000 miles per hour

7xpZ TIL the 1998 Jonesboro Middle School shooters who killed 5 and injured 10 were released at the age of 21 and immediately attempted to acquire firearms

R5vKl TIL I learned the story of Ross Capicchioni, who was shot multiple times with a shotgun by a "friend" as part of a gang initiation but survived. Joyner Lucas wrote a song based on the events sung from both perspectives.

16wdP TIL about Goyder’s Line. A geographic divide in South Australia between the drought ridden areas and farmable land. Despite being surveyed on horseback in a single trip in 1864 it has been proved to be highly accurate to date.

OoD7R TIL Coca Cola randomly printed an English word and French word inside Vitamin Water bottle caps. They had to apologise to a family because their bottle of Vitamin Water said 'YOU RETARD' inside it.