Post * aQwb — Curious Curator

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TIL that Darwin was proven wrong by astronauts: he believed plant roots grow sideways because of gravity, but plants grown on the ISS also have skewed roots

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yQoJl TIL that Kim Peek, a savant who was the inspiration for the Rain Man movie, could read the both pages of an open book at once, one page with one eye and the other page with the other eye

gQVL TIL A senior scientist in the Manhattan Project was later persecuted by a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee for being “at the forefront of a revolutionary movement in physics called…quantum mechanics.”

wKjE TIL that the guitarist of the band ‘Phoenix’ was once in a band with friends/future-founders of 'Daft Punk’. They disbanded shortly after receiving a harsh review from a British music magazine in which the reviewer referred to the band’s sound as “a daft punky thrash”.

986r TIL that revolving doors exist to prevent drafts when the door opens, saving energy on heating and cooling.

EkYo TIL Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” reached only #41 on the U.S. pop chart, and was not even released as a single in the UK because it “lacked a strong hook”