Post * b4KQ — Curious Curator

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TIL The person who designed Eve from Wall-E also helped design the iPhone, iMac and iPod.

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BgW1L TIL Jessica Cox is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association.

x6y8b TIL January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. A new communications protocol was established called Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP).

WkAA8 TIL that in 2004, a woman's steel chastity belt triggered a security alarm at the metal detector. The woman explained that her husband had forced her to wear the device to prevent an extramarital affair while she was on vacation in Greece. She continued her flight to London on the pilot's authority.

N74ye TIL that Carl C. Brigham, a eugenist, used an intelligence test to determine the intellect of recruits for WW1. He concluded that the mixing of races is what was leading to the downfall of American education. He later adapted the test for higher education and it is now known as the SAT.

dnYQ TIL a California woman assisted in the rescue of 2,500 people from Hurricane Katrina. She’s also been the safety director for the International Surfing Association, rescued a man from a burning car, trained 1000s of rescuers in at least 14 countries, and competed in jet ski races of up to 300 miles.