Post * bkpE — Curious Curator

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TIL that Japan has nearly twice as many 7-Elevens as the United States, with 2,079 stores in Tokyo alone.

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Me44b TIL Bill Gates warned us about how unprepared we were for an Pandemic in TED talk 2015.

1a8Jd TIL wood frogs are the only frogs that live north of the Arctic circle. Their deep-freeze period can extend up to 8 months a year, making them among the longest hibernators of any vertebrate. Wood frogs are able to survive long harsh winters owing to a buildup of glucose and urea in their systems.

OGEd4 TIL that in 2012, a 19 year old Nebraska woman named Hannah Sabata robbed a bank and stole a car.After seemingly getting away with it, she went home and uploaded a video titled "Chick Bank Robber", showing off her stolen items. She was arrested the same day.

pY8MZ TIL about Joyce Vincent, a woman whose dead body remained undiscovered for just over 2 years. Her TV was still running, and her mostly skeletal body was surrounded by Christmas presents she never wrapped.

pYE68 TIL about Motty, the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. It died at the age of 10 days due to an umbilical infection.